Patriarchy on Lockdown: Deliberate Indifference and Male Prison Rape

Authors

Olga Giller, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Abstract

The note argues that the U.S. prison system perpetuates patriarchy and uses rape as a tool of social control, with the deliberate indifference standard under the Eighth Amendment failing to hold prison officials accountable for preventing sexual violence. It critiques the systemic failure to address prison rape, emphasizing its roots in patriarchal structures and the need for systemic change.

Disciplines

Law | Law and Gender | Sexuality and the Law

Recommended Citation

Olga Giller, Patriarchy on Lockdown: Deliberate Indifference and Male Prison Rape, 10 Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just. 659 (2004).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol10/iss3/6