@Amarel, Brief Note before main response: Now that I have a bit of a larger sample size of the way you approach problems/questions, I can see that you are more Philosophically inclined/minded, perhaps you have studied it formally or otherwise enjoy it as a hobby (which is all very good). To state my bias/background up front, I formally study science (Mathematics and Physics formally, as well as other branches as a hobby) and this is how my mind first operates when approaching a problem (although I enjoy Philosophy as a hobby as well it is not my "intuitive" way of thinking and have put more time/effort into approaching a problem in that way. Furthermore, Science and Philosophy really are two quite different ways of thinking that overlap for a while and then diverge sharply). I think we butted heads on this a lot in our previous discussion and want to apologize for my part of that in that context (and furthermore concede one of the points you made on the other debate that if I was a bit more patient and "familiar" with you, than I would have realized this). From what I have seen of a few of your other views, I think we are bound to butt heads again in the future however (although I'm glad to see we have some points of overlap).

Now, for this topic, the short answer is yes, I do think that rape/assault/physical/sexual/psychological abuse is a problem irrespective of the laws being in place (laws can potentially be right or wrong). I will have to gather a bit more data and get back to you about how wide spread a problem specifically Prison Rape is (prison abuse generally is very easy to demonstrate) and I will also meet your challenge of attempting to formulate a position that hits the Philosophical basis for my contention that "Yes, we should care about rape in prison" as well as touch base and elaborate on my "pragmatic", "real world" flavor of argument I was making originally (as I think that is of real importance as well).