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Congress OKs bill overhauling oversight of troubled federal Bureau of Prisons
Michael R. Sisak and Michael Balsamo, Associated Press
The Senate passed legislation Wednesday to overhaul oversight and bring greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons following reporting from The Associated Press that exposed systemic corruption in the federal prison system and increased congressional scrutiny.
Senators demand accounting of rapid closure plan for California prison where women were abused
Christopher Weber, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly all inmates have been transferred out of a troubled women’s prison set to be shut down in California, and U.S. senators on Wednesday demanded an accounting of the rapid closure plan for the facility where sexual abuse by guards was rampant.
Bureau of Prisons to close California women’s prison where inmates have been subjected to sex abuse
Michael R. Sisak, Michael Balsamo, and Christopher Weber, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The beleaguered federal Bureau of Prisons said Monday it will close a women’s prison in California known as the “rape club” despite attempts to reform the troubled facility after an Associated Press investigation exposed rampant staff-on-inmate sexual abuse.
Judge will appoint special master to oversee California federal women’s prison after rampant abuse
Associated Press
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A special master will be appointed to oversee a troubled federal women’s prison in California known for rampant sexual abuse against inmates, a judge ordered Friday, marking the first time the federal Bureau of Prisons has been subject to such oversight.
Warden ousted as FBI again searches California federal women's prison plagued by sexual abuse
Michael R. Sisak and Michael Balsamo, Associated Press
The warden of a troubled federal women’s prison in California has been ousted months into his tenure as FBI agents on Monday hauled boxes of evidence from the facility in an apparent escalation of a yearslong investigation that put a former warden and other employees behind bars for sexually abusing inmates.
Louisiana prisoner suit claims they’re forced to endure dangerous conditions at Angola prison farm
Associated Press
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Men incarcerated at Louisiana State Penitentiary filed a class-action lawsuit Saturday, contending they have been forced to work in the prison’s fields for little or no pay, even when temperatures soar past 100 degrees. They described the conditions as cruel, degrading and often dangerous.
Inmates at California women’s prison sue federal government over sexual abuse
Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Eight inmates at a San Francisco Bay Area lockup — dubbed the “rape club” by prisoners and workers alike — filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the federal Bureau of Prisons, saying sexual abuse and exploitation has not stopped despite the prosecution of the former warden and several former officers.