Michael Brull // BEHIND BARS PART 2: Australia’s Shocking Cruelty To Aboriginal People With Disabilities; In Their Own Words - New Matilda

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BEHIND BARS PART 2: Australia’s Shocking Cruelty To Aboriginal People With Disabilities; In Their Own Words - New Matilda: Sexual abuse

“I was going in to take a shower, and I saw three male prisoners. I sensed trouble and I started backing out. But one of them ran towards me…. The other two held me down and they made me kiss his penis. I tried to run away. [Tried] to get help and shout out to the prison guards. But they were too far. I could not do anything because I would be labeled a ‘dog’ [traitor].

When I finally managed to find someone to tell and the guards found out, they put me in the punishment unit. I was told it was for my safety. And there was nowhere else they could put me. And then the guards on call taunted me…. All night I could not sleep…. I could just hear the guards giggling outside. I had to wait for a couple of days before I was transferred to another prison. I am suffering from depression…. I get no support.”

— Man with cognitive disability