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But, let's face it, it's mostly because most of them assume women's prisons are a [[Girl-On-Girl Is Hot|lesbian porn heaven]]. No matter what, in sharp contrast to men's prisons, women's prisons are always believed to be a [[Fetish Fuel]] station where women learn to be bisexuals thanks to this oh-so beautiful and chaste thing called lesbianism (which doesn't involve rape at all, oh no), so they can serve men's fantasies better once they get out. And of course, female guardians partake joyfully in it as well as the lucky male staff who live in this palace of pleasure! Depending on how dirty-minded the audience is, and the time slot, this may result in a sort of [[Chekhov's Gun]] scenario as the audience expects... ''action''. In a movie or late-night cable TV show, there will be at least one [[Shower Scene]] or strip-search.
Needless to say, the above description is purely fantasy and '''NOT''' [[Truth in Television]], except maybe for the shower scenes and the nudes searches, as can be seen in men's prisons. But the preponderance of the porn-friendly description is so deeply ingrained in pop-culture that realistic depictions of women's prison ''as a main setting'' that don't include these elements are exceptional.
In [[Real Life]], women's prisons are populated with the same ilk as men's prisons: criminals and lawbreakers. Thus, the laws of fight for dominance also apply there, and the [[Alpha Bitch]]es can be just as ruthless and violent as Alpha Dogs in men's prisons, [[Truth in Television|especially to newcomers who happen to be prettier than them]].
A case of [[Situational Sexuality]] taken [[Up to Eleven]] to [[Pandering to the Base|pander to the audience]]. May contain offensive tropes like [[Double Standard Rape (Female on Female)]].
Compare [[Prison Rape]].
See also: [[Chained Heat]], [[Forced Prize Fight]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In one chapter of the ''[[Excel Saga (manga)|Excel Saga]]'' manga, Excel and Elgala are on a boat headed for an island women's prison. A guard mentions that "they will be subjected to tortures both savage and sensual!"
* The sixth story arc of ''[[JoJos Bizarre Adventure]]'' begins with protagonist Jolyne Kujo being framed for murder and sent to prison.
* ''[[Black Lagoon]]'' alludes to this when Revy threatens Janet to "show her her stuff" if she ever tried to have sex with Rock, tellingly hinting at how she would make every other inmate her bitch back in prison.
* ''[[Sengoku Collection]]'' has an episode that is an homage to the famous Japanese women's prison film ''[[Joshuu Sasori]]'' (Female Prisoner Scorpion).
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* Happens to [[Ms. Tree]] in the "Prisoner in Cell Block Hell" storyline.
* ''[[Gold Digger (Comic Book)|Gold Digger]]'' #82 has Gina Diggers doing time in a women's prison. The comic includes a shower scene and a fight with the head bitch, who happens to be a [[Shout-Out]] of a certain female ''[[Star Wars]]'' character.
* ''[[Adventure Comics]]'' #394 features a [[The Silver Age of Comic Books|Silver Age]] story with [[Supergirl]] in an alien women's prison. The story isn't really that good; however, and the comic is best remembered for [http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljhz6xBUsP1qbujox.jpg its cover] with the laughter inducing tagline "Heartbreak Prison! Where Every Girl's A Lifer!"
* ''[[Catwoman (comics)|Catwoman]]'' #80 features said character being thrown into a women's prison. It includes catfights and a shower scene.
* O'Brien spends time in a women's prison during the ''[[Punisher]]'' arc where Frank is going after Nicky Cavella and his men for pissing on his family's remains. Being a ''[[Punisher]]'' story, O'Brien's arc is played for drama rather than titillation as she fights viciously to keep other convicts from raping her.
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* ''Bare Behind Bars'' is an especially brutal example of the genre.
* ''Girls in Prison,'' a 1994 film that is an example of the innocent woman in prison plotline.
* ''Under Lock and Key,'' a B-Movie with the classic undercover female cop plot.
* ''Werewolf in a Women's Prison.'' Nuff said.
* ''[[Joshuu Sasori]]'' ([[Female Prisoner Scorpion]]), a Japanese women's prison movie that sparked an entire series of sequels and copycats. Thing is, the prison in question is full of feuding, scheming inmates and the whole film is a deconstruction of the genre, shot through with sadistic torment and unexpected surrealism. The only person who behaves like the stereotypical sexpot prisoner is an undercover warden with zero in-story credibility.
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* One episode of ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'' has her sent to a women's prison island for murdering a woman who turns out to be the {{spoiler|very-much-alive commandant of the prison}}. It is, however, played entirely for drama rather than sex appeal.
* On ''[[Law and Order Special Victims Unit]]'', Olivia goes undercover at a women's prison in one episode. However, it is definitely not played for prurient amusement; in fact she's sexually assaulted by a guard and several later episodes show her dealing with the trauma.
* ''[[Lexx]]'' had an episode where Xev went to prison, complete with a shower scene.
* ''[[Lois and Clark]]'' has a two-part episode where Lois Lane is framed for murder and sent to a women's prison.
* ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' series VIII was set in the eponymous spaceship's brig. In the episode "Krytie TV", Kryten is classified as a woman because of his lack of identifying male genitalia. Although his programming does not allow him to exploit that, Killcrazy and other prisoners kidnap him, reprogram him and make him secretly film and broadcast the women prisoners showering for the viewing of the male prisoners.
* ''[[NCIS]]'' episode "Caged" plays this realistically. McGee is at a womens' prison interviewing a murder suspect when a riot breaks out over the murder of a guard—and the female inmates prove very difficult to handle, one threatening to kill him repeatedly.
* The fifth season of ''[[The L Word]]'' sees Helena incarcerated in a women's prison. Scenes include a strip search and shower.
** Not to mention sex with her cellmate, who is very butch. Trope played absolutely [[Incredibly Lame Pun|straight]].
* ''[[Coronation Street]]'' has Fizz falsely in jail for murders committed by her husband John Stape.
* ''[[Prisoner Cell Block H]]'' was set in a women's prison.
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== [[Theater]] ==
* "When You're Good to Mama" from most versions of ''[[Chicago]]''.
* Mo'Nique in her routine ''I Coulda Been You Cellmate'', that is set in a women's institution, playfully toys with this trope about its implausibility.
== [[Video Games]] ==
* One of the storylines in the Japanese RPG ''[[
== [[Web Animation]] ==
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* In one episode of ''[[Family Guy]]'', Peter reveals that he accidentally recorded over his and Lois' wedding video with "softcore cable porn"; the brief clips we're shown are of a Girls Behind Bars film.
** And referenced in another episode, where Quagmire frets that what Peter is doing could land him in jail- "And not the good kind of jail, like on Cinemax! The man jail!"
** In the episode "Dial Meg for Murder," Meg goes to prison and becomes a hardened criminal.
* Averted entirely on ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' where Marge goes to prison for a month, as the situation is [[Played for Drama]] and this particular trope is not even mentioned.
* The ''[[Futurama]]'' movie "Into the Wild Green Yonder" has Leela, Amy and a bunch of other female characters from the show all get sent to a women's prison.
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