Category: Litigation
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Formerly Incarcerated Women At FCI Dublin Secure Landmark Consent Decree Settlement
Former inmates of California’s notorious FCI Dublin prison, known as “the rape club,” have reached a historic consent decree with the Bureau of Prisons, aimed at protecting incarcerated women nationwide and holding federal prisons accountable for abuse.
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Red Onion State Prison Civil Rights Violations: Prisoners Intentionally Burn Themselves in Protest
Virginia’s Red Onion State Prison faces renewed scrutiny after reports of self-harm by inmates highlight allegations of inhumane treatment and systemic abuse.
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Georgia Prison Abuse: DOJ Threatens To Sue State Over State’s Civil Rights Violations In Prisons
An Oct. 1 announcement by the Department of Justice says Georgia prisons are “deliberately indifferent” to unchecked deadly violence, widespread drug use, extortion and sexual abuse at state lockups. If the state doesn’t act quickly to correct these civil rights violations, it will face a lawsuit.
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FCI Dublin: Fallout From Sex Crimes Persists Despite Months-Long Closure
Despite the closure of the federal women’s prison in Dublin earlier this year, the aftermath of the widely publicized sexual abuse scandal continues to reverberate.
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Department of Justice Warns Alabama Against Violating Constitution In Prison Lawsuit Brief
The DOJ filed a brief in a longstanding lawsuit brought by former and current inmates of an Alabama prison, alleging widespread violence and sexual assaults among prisoners.
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Without Air Conditioning, TX Inmates Are Being Cooked To Death, Lawsuit Contends
One of Texas’ most infamous inmates along with help from prison-rights advocates is suing the state over dangerously high temperatures in prison cells.