People who have never been in prison may find it hard to understand why sex is such an important topic for those who have lost their freedom. Prison sexuality (or prison sex or penitentiary sex) consists of sexual relationships between prisoners or between a prisoner and a prison employee or other persons to whom prisoners have access [1] exceptions to this include sex with spouses/partners during conjugal visits and sex with a prison. This interview is an excerpt of the podcast sexualité sous surveillance (sexuality under surveillance, only available in french), which is about women’s sex life in prison. The commission on sex in prison’s final report, published today (tuesday 17 march), features accounts from former prisoners speaking for the first time about their experiences of sex behind bars. Examining prison sex culture current state with other nations
However, correctional officers and former prisoners consistently say that consensual sex is common among inmates.
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