What Exactly is a Prison Sissy?

Published June 17, 2024

Inmate rape is a prevalent thing in prison. It’s a sad and disturbing reality. It is dealt out as a punishment or as a form of control. And inmates who get trapped in this brutal and organized form of sexual slavery are often referred to as “prison sissy.” 

This article will discuss everything you need to know about it. We’ll also have an educational guide to shed enlightenment on our rather sad reality. Let’s start.

What Does It Mean To Be a Prison Sissy?

In simple terms, a prison sissy is an inmate who receives “protection” from other inmates in exchange for sexual favors. They are also known by different terms like punk, fresh meat, mines, gumpy, young thing, boy, or gay boy,

A sissy will take on a submissive role, often in sexual relationships with other prisoners. It is used derogatorily and can be associated with negative stereotypes and stigmatization within the prison environment. 

Rape in Prison 

About 65% of sexual assaults in the United States go unreported. The crime is deemed the most underreported. Sexual abuse in correctional facilities is a systematic, widespread issue. 

The overwhelming majority of sexual crimes in prisons involve men who other men rape. It is because, in the US, the vast majority of incarcerated people are men. Sexual contact with inmates by prison staff is illegal, regardless of supposed consent. 

Prison Sissy Stories

Randy Payne, aged 21, was sentenced to a Texas maximum security prison. He was convicted for breaking a warehouse as well as stealing liquor. After eight days, he died. He was killed after he refused to pay for protection from prison gangs. According to what most incoming inmates were informed, the currency demanded was sex. Thus, the gangs ambushed him. Twenty different inmates beat him for nearly two hours in the prison day room. The guards claimed to have witnessed nothing. 

Typically, criminals employ a combination of deception, intimidation, implicit and explicit threats, as well as physical force. All will play in coercing the victim into a sexually submissive position. Suppose the person can fight or repel the attempt during these initial encounters. He demonstrates that he is a “man and will likely be left alone. 

Suppose the targeted inmate cannot repel the attack, and his attackers succeed in committing rape. In that case,. In that case, the victim has been “turned out.” The gruesome truth is these victims will likely face repeated assaults. They will be forced to serve as a “sex slave” to men across the jail or a subpopulation within the prison, such as a prison gang. 

How Can We Solve Rape Culture in Prison?

1. Education and Training 

• Comprehensive Training for Staff: Correctional staff should receive extensive training on all things sexual violence. This includes understanding the dynamics of power of control, respecting inmates’ rights, and learning effective intervention strategies. 
• Inmate Education Programs: Educate inmates about their rights, consent, and how to report sexual violence. Peer education programs can be particularly effective. 

2. Improved reporting mechanisms

• Anonymous Reporting Options: Establish confidential and anonymous reporting mechanisms. This will allow people to report sexual violence without fear of retaliation.  
• Third-Party Oversight: Implement independent oversight bodies to monitor and investigate reports of sexual violence in prisons. 

3. Policy and legislative reforms

• Strict Anti-Violence Policies: Enforce zero-tolerance policies for sexual violence in prisons. 
• Legislative Support: Advocate for laws that guard inmates from sexual violence. Provide clear guidelines for the prosecution of offenders. 

4. Support services for victims

• Access to Mental Health Services: Render mental health support. Give counseling services for victims of sexual violence.
• Medical Care: Ensure that victims have access to necessary medical care. This includes forensics examinations and treatment for injuries or sexually transmitted infections. 

5. Environmental and structural changes

• Increase Supervision: Boosting supervision in areas where inmates are most vulnerable can aid in preventing sexual violence. Such areas are showers and solitary confinement. 
• Improve Facility Design: Design prison facilities to minimize opportunities for sexual violence. Do so with better surveillance and safer spaces for inmates. 

6. Accountability and transparency 

• Regular Audits: Conduct regular audits and inspections. Doing so will help ensure compliance with anti-violence policies.  
• Transparency in Investigations. Transparency in the investigation and resolution of sexual violence cases will hold perpetrators accountable regardless of their rank or status. 

7. Cultural change

• Promote Respect and Dignity: Foster a prison culture that respects the dignity and humanity of all inmates. This involves changing attitudes and behaviors that tolerate or condone sexual violence. 
• Empowerment Initiatives: Support programs that empower inmates. It will aid in building self-esteem and resilience against victimization.