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  • 9 - Perpetrators?

  • Luisa T. Schneider, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
  • Book:
    Love and Violence in Sierra Leone
    Published online:
    28 January 2025
    Print publication:
    23 January 2025, pp 194-211
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    This chapter explores one of the drastic effects of Sierra Leone’s Sexual Offences Act (SOA) by analysing the cases of young men and boys imprisoned for sleeping with their girlfriends. Within Pademba Road, Freetown’s central prison, young men face extreme punishment meant to sever pre-prison ties. SOA sentences result in isolation and separation from the outside world and other prisoners. LB and Larry, the cases analysed in this chapter, employ different tactics to survive, partially adapting as docile prisoners, partially engaging in resistance tactics. The chapter highlights the informal power structures within the prison, where ‘red bands’ hold sway, often surpassing the authority of guards. The text also points out the unpredictability and resource challenges within Sierra Leone’s criminal justice system, impacting marginalised individuals. The chapter portrays young men navigating the SOA’s consequences, challenging the legal system’s effectiveness, and raising questions about its impact on relationships and intimacy.