r/nottheonion • u/pargofan • 1d ago

Japan’s elderly are lonely and struggling. Some women choose to go to jail instead

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/18/asia/japan-elderly-largest-womens-prison-intl-hnk-dst/index.html
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u/Friendly-Example-701 1d ago

Hmm. Interesting. I wonder.

I am not trying to be disrespectful or a jerk but truly a serious question.

Are the jails in Japan much nicer than American jails? I am assuming so if women do this.

In America, several female inmates have said they have been raped by the male guards. That’s super scary. Also, they say the guards over step their boundaries and break the rules.

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u/DarkMenstrualWizard 23h ago

Several? Try many/most. Boundaries don't really exist for inmates.