This is a sad news article:
Administrators let offenders at one of Iowa’s most dangerous prison units watch violent and sexually explicit movies and TV shows for years, despite repeated complaints from a female officer who said it encouraged inmates to sexually harass her.
Murderers, sexual predators and other men housed at a unit for mentally ill inmates at the maximum-security state prison in Fort Madison were allowed to watch movies such as “Deranged,” a horror film that includes a scene in which a woman is beaten, raped, hung upside down and skinned. Among other movies inmates watched were “Delta of Venus,” an erotic film; “Coffey,” which shows sadism and attempted rape; and “Cruel Intentions,” records show.
Despite correctional officer Kristine Sink’s complaints, administrators told her not to turn off the movies or shows. When she did, they accused her of insubordination, according to department records that Sink provided to The Associated Press. One warden blamed Sink for causing problems by complaining, and another supervisor suggested her outfits — a standard-issue uniform — were enticing inmates.
Sink said she has fought a lonely battle under four wardens against movies that caused inmates to become sexually aggressive — through “10 years of misery.” She filed a lawsuit Nov. 30 against prison officials alleging sexual harassment, discrimination and workplace retaliation, seeking an unspecified amount of damages.
“It’s inconceivable. If I had not lived through it myself, I wouldn’t believe this,” she said.
Sink, who started at the prison in 2003 after the factory where she had been working shut down, said the movies played multiple times a day for a week on a television in a common area where 45 inmates could watch. Some inmates would openly masturbate and make sexually harassing comments to her.
How is it a punishment or rehabilitation if the state have the worst sexual criminals (that have to be in this special maximum prison) have hours to do nothing much productively and then allow them time to watch sexually immoral movies? And several times a day at that???
What a wicked age we live.
It’s also sad to see the state and our society think it’s okay to watch sexually immoral shows digitally and think there’s no repercussion in reality: Be it our current “acceptable” sexual perversions, deviant sexual sins or violent and sadistic murders.
For the Christian, the Word of God must still reign and have it’s say concerning entertainment–it must be the Standard for what is and is not permittable.
In Michigan there are no longer any mental health units within the prisons – they are all in general population. They watch some wild stuff as well and they, in many cases, are in Level 1 and 2 population because Michigan can’t afford to house them in max prisons (security levels in Michigan go up to Level 5). These are the guys I deal with, many times in a room with 80-100 of them and no security staff or video surveillance. That’s where faith comes in – trust me.
Are you a prison guard?
Negative, sir. I’ve been volunteering since 1996 with over 3500 hours inside. Sunday night, for example, (Lord willing) I’ll be in an auditorium with 80-100 guys – just me, my Bible and the guys. The officer is down the hall and around the corner.
Ah, I see. What a ministry…God bless you Jeff!
I’m also been encouraged over the years with your writing ministry online especially with things related to apologetics
Thanks for your kind words. I try, given my limitations. God Bless.