SOC417

Sex is a basic need that all human beings require for a psychological, emotional, as well as physical wellbeing. People who are incarcerated lack access to this basic need. It is no surprise then that most of them engage in same sex relationships to fill the gap. The ethical question of such sexual relations is complex. Inmates who engage in a sexual relationship with mutual consent should not be judged. This same precept justifies homosexual relations out of prison. It would be wrong to apply t...