This is a story of a youth prisoner who wasent sexually assaulted, but  was pressured into it, and knows the life of a person who is assaulted.

It happened in August 2002. I was in the wrong place at the wrong time.  I was riding around with a couple of friends one night (I AM A 16 YEAR OLD MALE) and the driver we will call him (A) was pulled over for speeding. They got his license and I guess looked the car plates up cause the officer called 2 more patrol cars and 1 state trooper and we where charged with a Class Grand Theft Auto charge. While held in the St. Clair County detention center we where put in day room 3. While there I explained my case to my mom on how I was innocent etc etc. When it was time for my court case all three of us where trialed as Juveniles so we where only facing 3 years. We all plead not guilty and within 2 days we were found guilty.

We where sentenced to 2 years which was to be serverd in the Department Of Corrections. I was confused and angry at the same time. Friend A which is the one who really stole the car thought it was all a big joke. Friend(B)who was scared and crying which he has every reason to be was very upset. When we where transferred back to the Detention Center we told the other boys we met our sentence. They told us that we where in trouble and warned us about Harrisburg IYC and Joliet IYC.

When the weekend approached it was time to be transfered. We where transported on a little blue bus to St. Charles IYC for reception and classification. We stayed 2 weeks their and it was decided we would carry out our sentence at Harrisburg IYC.

When we got off the bus we where showered givin our uniform and assigned a cell block. I was assigned to K-Wing. Friend A was assigned to K-Wing. Friend B was assigned to D-Wing which I now know is the worse block ever.

Let me take a brake and tell you that this youth prison is not runned by the guards. The inmates control the yard. There are gang fights, stabbings, assaults, theft, sexually assaults, and now I know of prostitution.

Anyways back to the story when I was escorted to my cell it was empty and friend B was escorted upstairs to his cell. I then asked the guard why wasent my friend in the same cell I was in. He responded with this comment you know "There once was a magical cell where their was a boy who enjoyed taking advantage of boys and hes gonna love it when there is a new person in his cell THE END!"

Well at that time I didnt know what hell he was talking about but I was soon gonna find out. The next day when I went to the yard after breakfast some inmates came up to me and asked what I was in for etc. I told them and then out of know where they told me that I was in a cell with a notorious inmate that has sex with other inmates by force. I told them "Bullshit" They told me to walk over to the basketball court so they could show me something.

When we got there I saw apparently gang members receving candy and more stuff from other inamtes in exchange the gang members grab a girl and pushed him over to the other inmate. Well I thought it was a girl but it was really a boy and the inmate who now I know purchased the "girl" went on the track and went behind it and I dont know what happened but I ahve my ideas.

I asked does sex really go on in this place and they where telling me all the time. Here in my head im thinking shit im gonna get raped but then I thought Im 5,11 and 220 pounds and I lift weights nothing would happen. Then I asked them what types of inmates getted raped they said anyone. They also said that there is gonna be at least one new inamte "turned out" because Devon (A Prison Gang Leader) is getting a cell mate.

After a week my cellmate came back his name was D.H he said "Ahh Yeah A New Bitch" I didnt speak he then replied " Dont worry your not gonna suck my dick tonight Im gonna show you off to my boys and tell them how your gonna get turned out and then he shoved me" This guy D.H. was about 6 foot one but he was less my weight and I was better build than him.

When we were let out of cells I didnt go out to the yard in fear of waht would happen I stayed in our cell block and chilled out in the room. When we where let out of the cells though it seemed like the whole block was looking down at me like they knew something happend.

But back to the dayroom I eventually decided to leave the day room and Check out other cell blocks I went to D-Wing to see my friend "B" I was shocked when I saw him he had on "lipstick" and his eye was swollen and he had fresh scars.

I asked another inmate what happend to him he told me he was turned out And beaten I attempted to run over to talk to him but the inamte grabbed me and said no talking to him now is like being turned out yourself. I really felt bad for him because one for the fact he was raped and that know one would speak to him during lunch and he was picked on by Devon one of the jails gang leaders.

Well at exactly 9:01 PM when its time to go in our cells D.H. has a grin on his face and I had a bad feeling what was gonna happen. Well about 30 minutes later I got up for a pee and suddenly he ran from behind me and choked me while trying to pull my pants down. When he got my pants down I elbowed him in his eye and punched him in his jaw. I didnt realize I could swing so hard cause I knocked the bottom of his jaw out of socket and while he was bleeding badly. I called for a guards help. He saw the blood and called on his radio for the T.A.C.T. team I was rushed down on the ground a taken to Self Contain.

The next day the warden came to my Solitary Cell and said do you realize what you have done etc. and he said your gonna spend 10 days on self contain. That was hell but after I was let out I spoke to my mom on visitation and she was working on getting me out of here. She had already heard that I was contained.

I was taken to D Wing and assigned a single cell. Later that night 3 dudes came to my cell and first beat me down and put me on my knees and said "Your gonna suck our dicks and then where gonna fuck you in the ass until it bleeds." I was crying while on my knees.

They all unzipped their pants and told me to suck it I refused and one Of them pulled out a shank but I still refused I would have rather dyed Instead of making me suck there cock since I guess they decided I wasent they masturbated until they came on my face and said your dead bitch for hitting D.H. and left. I was humiliated but then angry because our cells are electricly opened and a guard had to let them in.

I cleaned myself up and cryed myself to sleep. The next day I went to P.C. for fear of my life I did like 11 days of P.C. before I was released from prison on my appeal. I was so happy that I got out but most of all I was happy that I didnt get raped although I still was humiliated because males ejaculated on my face.

Although I did have to serve 30 days in the detention center for Assaulting D.H. which wasent that bad I felt bad for friend (A) because hes still serving his sentence. And friend (B) who was raped and turned out. I never heard from Friend (B) again but Friend (A) wrote me and said that Friend (B) killed Devon for rapping him and making him turn to prostitution.

I was also told that he was sent to a Adult Maximum Prison and givin a 15 year sentence. I thought that sincec he got raped at a youth prison he was gonna get killed at a adult jail. The message im trying to get across is prison is not a place for anyone to go all of this "jail rape" is real and it can happen to anyone of any race and of any size.

Thanks SPR.ORG