The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) announced Monday that it would close a California facility described as the “rape club” because of alleged rampant sexual abuse.
Multiple employees at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, have been accused of sexually abusing inmates and retaliating against those who have tried to report it. In some cases, the abuse stretches back decades, according to an investigation by the Associated Press.
FCI Dublin is located near Oakland, and houses 605 inmates. The prisoners will be transferred to another facility, and all employees will keep their jobs, the bureau said. The facility is just one of six federal women’s prisons in the country.
“[BOP has] taken unprecedented steps and provided a tremendous amount of resources to address culture, recruitment and retention, aging infrastructure and — most critical — employee misconduct,” Bureau of Prisons Director Colette Peters told the outlet on Monday. “Despite these steps and resources, […]
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