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DOJ Finds California Women’s Prisons Failed to Protect Women From Staff Sexual Abuse

DOJ Finds California Women's Prisons Failed to Protect Women From Staff Sexual Abuse

On September 4, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) opened a civil rights investigation into two California prisons for women. The two facilities are the Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) in Chowchilla and the California Institution for Women (CIW) in Chino. The investigation examined allegations that correctional staff sexually abused women held at both […]