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.

Lisa Fernandez, KTVU

OAKLAND, Calif. - A federal judge on Friday ordered a "special master" to oversee the goings-on at the Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin – the first time a Bureau of Prisons facility has been placed under such oversight in U.S. history.

Alan Montecillo, Sydney Johnson, Dana Cronin, and Maria Esquinca, KQED

For decades, the Federal Correctional Institution Dublin, a women’s prison, has been known for a pervasive culture of sexual abuse towards the women incarcerated there.

60 Minutes

FBI agents on Monday searched a federal women's prison in California so notorious for the sexual abuse of inmates that it's known as “the rape club.” Cecilia Vega reported on the prison in January.

Diana Ramirez-Simon, The Guardian

A judge called a California federal women’s prison known for rampant sexual abuse against inmates “a dysfunctional mess” on Friday as she ordered a special master to oversee the facility, marking the first time the Federal Bureau of Prisons has been subject to such an action.

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.

Victoria Law, Truthout

Four days after 12 lawsuits alleged abuses by 23 prison employees, the FBI raided the prison known as “the rape club.”

Tim Arango, New York Times

The warden of a federal women’s prison in Northern California that has long been plagued by rampant sexual abuse was ousted from his job after a raid on the facility by F.B.I. agents.

J.R. Stone and Ryan Curry, ABC7 News

DUBLIN, Calif. (KGO) -- FBI agents Monday raided the Women's Federal Correctional Institute in Dublin seizing computers and documents. The FBI didn't say why they are searching the facility, but this location has been the center of an ongoing investigation in sexual abuse and misconduct from prison staff.

CBS Bay Area

Elizabeth Cook reports on FBI agents seizing computers and documents at a troubled East Bay women's prison.

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.

Sydney Johnson, KQED

A federal East Bay women’s prison where multiple staff have been charged with sexual abuse is now facing 12 additional lawsuits over misconduct at the facility.

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.

Kallie Cox, Riverfront Times

Corrections Commissioner Jennifer Clemons-Abdullah remains in the hot seat.

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.