Category: News Flash
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Sexual Acts by Federal Officers: No Violations Reported In 2024
A recent report by the General Accounting Office reveals that no violations were recorded under a federal law prohibiting sexual acts by federal law enforcement officers against individuals in custody during the 2024 fiscal year. The report, “Federal Law Enforcement: Criminal Sexual Acts while Serving in Official Capacity (2024 Update),” was issued in October 2024…
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Whistleblower Exposes Former Thomson Penitentiary Warden Andrew Ciolli
A whistleblower reveals how systemic abuse spread between federal prisons under Warden Andrew Ciolli, raising questions about accountability and reform within the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
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Sexual Abuse Support Services in Prison: New Bipartisan Bill Introduced
The Sexual Abuse Services in Detention Act of 2024 will offer support services to incarcerated individuals who are more at risk for experiencing abuse.
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Sexual Abuse Services in Detention Act: Bipartisan Bill to Help Incarcerated Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), and Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA) introduced legislation on Thursday aimed at restoring dignity to incarcerated individuals who have experienced sexual abuse. The Sexual Abuse Services in Detention Act (SASIDA, H.R. 9835) seeks to significantly expand emotional support services for survivors within detention facilities. This bipartisan bill would…
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FCI Dublin: Special Master To Retain Control
FCI Dublin, the women’s-only correctional institute in the Western U.S., has been without women prisoners since May, but a Special Master appointed to oversee ongoing constitutional violations at the now shuttered facility will remain until at least the end of the year.
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Congressman From FCI Dublin District Testifies About Sexual Assault Before Congress
The US Congressman who represents the district in which the now-shuttered FCI Dublin resides submitted testimony to the Senate on the history of sexual abuse at FCI Dublin and concluded that further reforms are necessary to protect inmates.
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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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Formerly Incarcerated FCI Dublin Sexual Abuse Survivors Share Harrowing Stories
Four women who were prisoners at the Federal Correction Institute, Dublin gathered at an Oakland-area church to share stories of their abuse and how they are fighting for systemic change within the BOP by speaking out.
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ACLU Calls For Federal Prison Oversight Legislation Following Multiple Abuse Allegations At FCI Dublin
After several instances of abuse allegations at a women’s only federal correctional institution in Northern California, The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has voiced strong support for the Federal Prison Oversight Act, a piece of Congressional legislation designed to oversee and investigate federal prisons.
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Safety Restaint Chairs, aka“Torture Chairs” Routinely Used In Prisons
Safety-restraint chairs are deemed torture devices by the UN but are used in county jails hundreds of times per year, often in ways that cause physical injuries and psychological trauma to those with mental illness and addiction.