The gameplay consists of six levels and can be played by up to three people. Users can choose to play as Sal "The Butcher", "Anferny", or "Wheelz", a disabled prisoner. The ultimate goal of the game is for the player to make parole without dropping the soap in the prison shower. If a prisoner "drops the soap", they must return to the beginning of the game.
Reaction
The National Prison Rape Elimination Commission, a U.S.bipartisan panel aimed at curbing prison rape, criticized the game and stated that the title made light of "a serious and all-too-pervasive violent sex crime."[6]The Pitch criticized Sebelius, labelling him "The Idiot Son of an Elected Official."[7] Politician Tim Huelskamp requested that the game be investigated and voiced concerns that the game was being marketed and stored at Cedar Crest, the Governor's mansion.[8]
Sebelius responded to the criticism, explaining that he meant for the game to be a lighthearted spoof and was not an endorsement of prison rape.[9][3]
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^"Sebelius' son sells game out of Cedar Crest". CJ Online. from the original on 29 January 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
^Cornado, Chris. "Game Changer: John Sebelius". Washington Post. from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
^(PDF). NPREC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
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^"Lawmaker critical of Sebelius' son's game". Lawrence Journal-World. from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
^Christopher, Hearne, Jr. "Soap game has some lather", The Kansas City Star, February 3, 2008, accessed June 4, 2008.
January 22, 2023
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