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* A disturbingly creepy running gag in ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' is that villain Mojo Jojo he is looked by a inmate with a creepy smile (implied sexually, although this is more a kind of double meaning). The first example was the ending of "Cootie Gras", where a large inmate glares meaningfully at Mojo as Mojo displays a worried look, while the narrator significantly says "Love is in the air! Can't you just feel it?" A similar scene happens in "Monkey See Doggy Two", only as Mojo is turned into a dog and sent to the pound, with another dog. Most recently, the 10th anniversary/final episode special "Powerpuff Girls Rule!" had one last shout-out to this running gag, as a fellow prisoner embraces Mojo much to Mojo's dismay. [[Radar/ThePowerpuffGirls Wow.]]

* A disturbingly creepy running gag in ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' is that villain Mojo Jojo is raped when he goes to prison by fellow inmates. The first example was the ending of "Cootie Gras", where a large inmate glares meaningfully at Mojo as Mojo displays a worried look, while the narrator significantly says "Love is in the air! Can't you just feel it?" A similar scene happens in "Monkey See Doggy Two", only as Mojo is turned into a dog and sent to the pound, with another dog. Most recently, the 10th anniversary/final episode special "Powerpuff Girls Rule!" had one last shout-out to this running gag, as a fellow prisoner embraces Mojo much to Mojo's dismay. [[Radar/ThePowerpuffGirls Wow.]]

** There's also an episode in which Vause threatens to do this to Pensatucky, although, from the way Vause phrases it, she makes it seem as though the real threat is that Pensatucky, who has, shall we say, old-fashioned attitudes toward homosexuality, will enjoy it so much that [[RapeAndSwitch she will turn gay]].

* In the Netflix original series ''OrangeIsTheNewBlack'', this is played for laughs when several of the prisoners are participating in a scared straight program, trying to frighten a group of adolescent delinquents into better behavior by telling them terrifying stories about life in prison. When protagonist Piper Chapman just happens to walk in on the group while on her way to use the bathroom, the other prisoners, trying to scare a particularly hardened delinquent, threaten to leave her with Chapman, describing her as a notorious lesbian rapist. It's funny because their description is so at odds with Chapman's real personality, and real reputation.

* In the Netflix original series ''OrangeIsTheNewBlack'', this is played for laughs when several of the prisoners are participating a scared straight program, trying to frighten a group of adolescent delinquents into better behavior by telling them terrifying stories about life in prison. When protagonist Piper Chapman just happens to walk in on the group while on her way to use the bathroom, the other prisoners, trying to scare a particularly hardened delinquent, threaten to leave her with Chapman, describing her as a notorious lesbian rapist. It's funny because their description is so at odds with Chapman's real personality, and real reputation.

* In the Netflix original series ''OrangeIsTheNewBlack'', this is played for laughs when several of the prisoners are participating a scared straight program, trying to frighten a group of adolescent delinquents into better behavior by telling them terrifying stories about life in prison. When protagonist Piper Chapman just happens to walk in on the group while on her way to use the bathroom, the other prisoners, trying to scare a particularly hardened delinquent, threaten to leave her with Chapman, describing her as a notorious lesbian rapist. It's funny because their description is so at odds with Chapman's real personality.

* In the Netflix original series ''OrangeIsTheNewBlack'', this is played for laughs when several of the prisoners are participating a scared straight program, trying to frighten a group of adolescent delinquents into better behavior by telling them terrifying stories about life in prison. When protagonist Piper Chapman just happens to walk in on the group while on her way to use the bathroom, the other prisoners, trying to scare a particularly hardened delinquent, threaten to leave her with Chapman, describing her as a predatory lesbian rapist. It's funny because their description is so at odds with Chapman's real personality.

** Another borderline example occurs when Marge goes to jail and Homer visits her on conjugal visit day. Homer is being very gentle and considerate, ready to do whatever will help Marge cope with being in jail. Her only response is to jump on him, knocking the trailer they're in onto its side. Then again, this may be a subversion, since Homer was probably happy to oblige...

* The DanielleSteel novel "Malice" nearly plays out a female version of this. The protagonist is in jail for having murdered her sexually abusive father (no believed her, thanks to his pillar of the community standing). A group of violent prisoners take her from her cell and are very close to assaulting her when she's rescued by her cellmate.

** "Oh, no! I killed a hippy. I'll go to prison, and be raped in the shower by Mr Big, who's in with the wardens."

-->"In prison I just had to lie there and take it. Here, I have to lie there and ''give'' it."

The idea that rape is common in prison. It is used in a number of ways:

* RichardPryor in his stand up comedy movie "Live on the Sunset Strip" talks about filming ''Film/StirCrazy'' with Creator/GeneWilder in a real Arizona state penitentiary. Surrounded by real hardened convicts Wilder asked Richard "What do you they'd do to us if we were here, Rich?" Pryor responded: "'''Fuck us.'''" Wilder protested: "I'm not homosexual!" Richard: Homosexual ain't got nothin' to do with it! They don't fuck you cuz you like it! Theys fuck you to see that look on yo' face!"

** This is in fact something of a FandomSpecificPlot when it comes to [[spoiler:Tai Lung's time in prison]], whether as a means of eliciting sympathy for the victim or a form of LaserGuidedKarma. One of the few fics to explicitly go out of its way to avert this, [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4691143/1/A_Different_Lesson "A Different Lesson"]], still uses every other form of ColdBloodedTorture imaginable. [[TropesAreNotBad It can be done well]], with both this fic and "Present" handling the topic and the general {{Prison}} tropes sensitively, realistically, and with the proper gravitas and respect, but the prevalence of them in ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' stories does bring some uncomfortable UnfortunateImplications.

* The ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' fanfic [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4371270/1/Thats_Why_They_Call_It_the_Present "That's Why They Call It the Present"]] has this happen off-screen to [[spoiler:Tai Lung while he was in Chor-Gom. Considering Vachir was voiced by [[ScaryBlackMan Michael Clarke Duncan]], with all that implies, it was a rather odd development]]. The fact this implies homosexuality on the part of the rapists, and that it isn't clear which part (the act, or their orientation) is being disapproved of by the other characters, mars an otherwise excellent story . The author later clarified her disapproval of ''rape'', not homosexuality. (As well she might, since she is also the author of quite a few {{Slash Fic}}s.)

** This is in fact something of a FandomSpecificPlot when it comes to [[spoiler:Tai Lung's time in prison]], whether as a means of eliciting sympathy for the victim or a form of KarmicRetribution. One of the few fics to explicitly go out of its way to avert this, [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4691143/1/A_Different_Lesson "A Different Lesson"]], still uses every other form of ColdBloodedTorture imaginable. [[TropesAreNotBad It can be done well]], with both this fic and "Present" handling the topic and the general {{Prison}} tropes sensitively, realistically, and with the proper gravitas and respect, but the prevalence of them in ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' stories does bring some uncomfortable UnfortunateImplications.

* Although not explicitly rape, ''BadGirls'' has a scene of decrotching where a new girl has drugs forcibly removed from aforementioned place by other inmates.

* Nicely implied at the start of WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic's review of ''JamesAndTheGiantPeach''. He's just come out of jail for a below-average LetsPlay, his usual jacket and tie are missing, he can't look anyone in the eye, and every insult leaves him reacting like he's been slapped.

* In ''Film/TheresSomethingAboutMary'', Ted (BenStiller) was falsely accused of murder (which was actually done by an escaped mental patient). Before he was released, we see a large inmate lying next to Ted in bed, which implied that he was raped.

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* Happened to Sean Miller in the book (but not the movie) version of ''Literature/Patriot Games''.

* The most horrifying instance of rape in the ''Literature/{{Outlander}}'' series (occurring in the first book, nonetheless, set in the mid-18th century) takes place in prison but is not precisely prison rape, more of a version of TheScarpiaUltimatum where both parties are male. Claire, the female love interest (from the 1940s -- it's a long story) is... about as disturbed as one would expect, as the rape comes at the hands of a particularly sadistic villain. The same villain is implied to have been doing so for some time now to his other captives, at least one of whom commits suicide after.

* The ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' fanfic [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4371270/1/Thats_Why_They_Call_It_the_Present "That's Why They Call It the Present"]] has this happen off-screen to [[spoiler:Tai Lung while he was in Chor-Gom. Considering Vachir was voiced by [[ScaryBlackMan Michael Clarke Duncan]], [[UnfortunateImplications with all that implies]], it was a rather disappointing development]]. The fact this implies homosexuality on the part of the rapists, and that it isn't clear which part (the act, or their orientation) is being disapproved of by the other characters, mars an otherwise excellent story . The author later clarified her disapproval of ''rape'', not homosexuality. (As well she might, since she is also the author of quite a few {{Slash Fic}}s.)
* In ''{{VideoGame/Jak II|Renegade}}'', it's assumed that Erol raped Jak during the two year TimeSkip in the opening cutscene to the point of being Fanon. As though two years of torture and experimentation made explicit in the video game itself wasn't enough?

** It might be worth mentioning that one of those prison rape scenes was technically a [[CrossesTheLineTwice Juvenile Hall rape scene]]. Thanks to DawsonCasting though, the actors involved were over 18.

* ''Film/TheSiege''. When the FBI protagonist (played by DenzelWashington) arrests the female CIA agent (Annette Benning) he half-jokingly threatens her with Rikers Island and the dykes there if she doesn't co-operate. Annette just licks her lips and goes "[[HoYay Mmmmmmmm]]."

* Used way too hilariously in the third ''Film/TheNakedGun'' movie. Drebin has infiltrated a prison, and a big scary prisoner throws a bar of soap in the shower and tells him to pick it up. Drebin does... but [[CrowningMomentOfFunny not before he's had metal underpants appear seemingly from nowhere]].

* Not exactly prison, but the orderlies at the [[Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest Pendleton insane asylum]] love to give patients showers. They always check the patient's temperature at the same time they shower the patient, and they go down to [[BattleaxeNurse Miss Ratched]] beforehand to get a rectal thermometer and a bottle of Vaseline. She admonishes them to use the minimum amount of Vaseline necessary, but they take the whole bottle inside with them, and they turn up the water pressure till the noise [[NightmareFuel makes it impossible to hear anything that's going on inside]]...

*** You forgot this: "Oh, no! I killed a hippy. I'll go to prison, and be raped in the shower by Mr Big, who's in with the wardens."

* ''Radio/TheBobAndTomShow'' song "Prison Bitch", quoted on the top of the page, which is rendered hideously funny by its spot-on mimicry of a doo-wop love ballad -- if you've heard another such song, ever, in your life, you can perfectly predict the melody -- [[RefugeInAudacity contrasted with the horrid content of the lyrics]]: "You're not like all the others, too bad they had to die!"

** Well, Russian cops (neither German, nor British...really anyone but Americans) don't generally mention to suspects casually that they will be, de facto, ''[[MoralEventHorizon sold as sex slaves]]''.

* This actually happens to NormMacDonald's character (the main character) in ''Film/DirtyWork''. After a short scene of him discussing what happens to guys in prison with his friend, they show him walk from off screen, buttoning his pants, and talking about how disgusting and rude his fellow inmates are.

* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' fanfic [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7189428/1/Prison-Island-Break Prison Island Break]] takes place almost entirely in a prison. Sexual assault and rape happens to lots of characters.