"When Troy Erik was first imprisoned in California, his cellmate made the introductions for both of them. “He said to me, ‘Your name is gonna be Baby Romeo, and I’m Big Romeo.’ He was saying he would be my man.” Troy was 12 at the time. A skinny, terrified little kid, he accepted the prisoner’s bargain being imposed on him: protection for sex. He wasn’t protected, though. Soon he was attacked and raped at night by another cellmate, a 16-year-old. He told staff he was suicidal, hoping to be placed in solitary confinement, but they ignored him; the rapes continued."
The Crisis of Juvenile Prison Rape: A New Report | NY Review of Books Blog
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