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Federal judge likely to appoint reviewer at Bay Area women’s prison following surprise visit
Natalie Hanson, Courthouse News Service
A federal judge said following an unannounced tour of a low-security federal prison, she has concerns about procedures at the facility that prisoners say include ramped-up invasive searches and oversight.
Bay Area prisoners testify of abuse, misuse of power at women’s prison
Natalie Hanson, Courthouse News Service
Women incarcerated at FCI Dublin described feeling powerless to stop mistreatment and sexual abuse, despite the government's reports of reform at the prison.
Judge rips feds for pattern of abuse at Bay Area women’s prison
Natalie Hanson, Courthouse News Service
OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — A judge is weighing a preliminary injunction demanding that the government take action on abuses of incarcerated people at a federal prison for women in the San Francisco Bay Area, in new claims that the prison enabled a pattern of abuse.