Category: State News
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Alabama Women’s Prison Sexual Abuse: Supervisor Arrested for Threatening Inmate, ‘You’ll Never Go Home’
A supervisor at Alabama’s Julia Tutwiler Women’s Facility, already under federal scrutiny for inmate abuse, faces charges of first-degree sodomy and custodial misconduct.
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WA Youth Detention Centers Abuse Lawsuit
Nearly 400 individuals have come forward in lawsuits alleging sexual abuse at Washington youth detention centers, with some claims dating back to the 1950s.
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Florida Prison Air Conditioner Lawsuit: Extreme Heat Has Taken Four Lives
A new lawsuit alleges extreme heat in Florida prisons has led to inmate deaths, with state officials failing to protect elderly and disabled prisoners from unairconditioned cells.
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Abolishing Prison Phone Privilege Suspensions: NJ Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Ban Practice
New Jersey lawmakers aim to limit prison phone privilege suspensions, joining states like California and Minnesota in making prison communication fairer and more accessible for families, enhancing rehabilitation efforts.
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Pennsylvania Juvenile Detention Lawsuits: Dozens Allege Sexual Abuse
The abuse is said to have occurred between the early 2000s and the mid-2010s, a period when Pennsylvania’s juvenile detention system was already under scrutiny, most notably, because of the infamous 2008 “Kids for Cash” scandal.
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New York City Juvenile Detention Center Sexual Abuse Lawsuits
Juvenile detention centers are intended to rehabilitate young offenders, not to violate their basic human rights. Yet, New York City’s juvenile correctional facilities have faced growing controversy over alleged sexual abuse of young detainees by staff members and fellow inmates. While the city has made commitments to reform its juvenile justice system, numerous allegations of…
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Justice Department Launches Investigation Into Sexual Abuse at California Women’s Prisons
Both the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla and the California Institution for Women in Chino are currently under investigation for widespread allegations of sexual abuse by staff.
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Julia Tutwiler Prison Abuse: After Nearly A Decade, DOJ Reduces Oversight
After decades of violating civil rights and nearly 10 years after the Dept. of Justice began oversight of Julia Tutwiler Prison in Alabama, the federal government has ended 38 of 44 provisions outlined in a 2015 consent decree.
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Woman Speaks Out on Alleged Sexual Abuse in LA County Juvenile Probation System
More than 3,000 claims of sexual abuse that allegedly happened in juvenile facilities have been filed against L.A. County.
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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.