In our penitentiaries, problems like rape, racism, gangs, robbery, assault, extortion, drug abuse and murder within the walls of the prisons are cries so serious that they are deteriorating the American correctional system. Of all the crimes mentioned, the most serious one in prisons is male rape. ... The rape problem is leading to a graver problem: AIDS. ... Rape crime inevitably leads to another problem: GANGS. ... To fight the gangs formed by the prisoners, guards are themselves founding groups of gangs. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate