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NCJ Number: 187063
Title: Consensual Homosexual Activity in Male Prisons
Journal: Corrections Compendium Volume:26 Issue:1 Dated:January 2001 Pages:1-4
Author(s): Christopher Hensley
Editor(s): Susan L. Clayton
Date Published: January 2001
Page Count: 4
Type: Report (Study/Research)
Format: Article
Language: English
Country: United States of America
Annotation: This article presents the methodology and findings of a study
that explored the amount of consensual homosexual activity in
three Oklahoma male prisons.
Abstract: From August 1998 to May 1999, qualitative face-to-face interviews
were conducted with 174 male inmates at a minimum-security (n=52), a medium-security (n=61), and a maximum-security (n=61), prison. Inmates were asked
to characterize their sexual orientation at the time of the
interview. More than 78 percent identified themselves as
heterosexual, and 8 percent identified themselves as homosexual;
slightly more than 13 percent identified themselves as bisexual.
The maximum-security unit had more self-identified homosexuals
and bisexuals than the other two institutions. Inmates were also
asked whether they had engaged in any of the following consensual
activities with another male prior to incarceration: kissed
someone of the same sex, rubbed a body part against someone of
the same sex or allowed someone of the same sex to rub a body
part against them in a sexual manner, touched the sex organs of a
male or allowed a male to touch their sex organs, had oral sex
(either giving or receiving) with someone of the same sex, and/or
had anal intercourse (either giving or receiving) with someone of
the same sex. Inmates were also asked whether they had engaged in
these activities during incarceration. The study did not find an
elevated rate of consensual homosexual activity by the inmates
compared to the amount in which they engaged prior to
incarceration. One-fourth of the prison sample indicated they had
engaged in some form of consensual homosexual activity while
incarcerated; 18 percent had engaged in homosexual activity prior
to incarceration. The in-prison homosexual activity found in this
study was not as high as that reported by other studies. Possible
reasons for this are discussed, and implications for prison
policy and future research are addressed. 3 tables and 11
references
Main Term(s): Corrections policies
Index Term(s): Homosexuality; Inmates; Oklahoma; Sexual behavior
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