Inmate Filed Complaint And Was Murdered: Florida --At Largest US Women’s Prison, Inmates Forced To Have Sex For Basic Necessities [Pictire]

Marion County Chief Assistant State Attorney Ric Ridgway told the Miami Herald that the sex taking place in these situations was “consensual,” however it is obvious that women in prison are dependent upon the mercy of these guards for their survival, and that the sexual acts in these situations were coerced.

“Some of these issues and complaints are well founded, and there are things that are happening that clearly are illegal and should not have happened, The harsh reality is if an inmate says ‘an officer has sex with me’ and that’s all you’ve got, you don’t have a prayer. For many Lowell inmates, it’s something they are not forced into doing. It’s consensual, which doesn’t make it legal, but they say, ‘Hey I get betterfood, I get cellphones,’ so essentially they make a trade,” Ridgeway admitted.

Attorney Aaron Johnson, who spoke to several of the inmates, believes that the sexual activity was absolutely coerced.

“What I saw was that some of the girls were truly victims of rape and sexual assault and battery. I believed them when they told me it was unsolicited, uninvited and a nightmare,” Johnson argued.   SoURCE