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Abuse behind bars

Women in California prisons routinely report sexual abuse, but guards are rarely prosecuted. Lawyers and advocates say the system protects predators and fails survivors 

16 April 2024

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    US federal women’s prison plagued by rampant staff sexual abuse to close

    Since 2021, eight employees of Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, charged with assaulting female prisoners

11 April 2024

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    She repeatedly reported a prison guard’s sexual abuse. It took years for officials to believe her

    Exclusive: Nilda Palacios fought to prove a California sergeant had assaulted and stalked her – by the time her claims were ‘sustained’, he’d quietly resigned

30 October 2023

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    A prison guard confessed to sexual misconduct. He got a year of paid time off and no charges

    Records obtained by the Guardian show women in California prisons routinely report abuse, but few officers face consequences

29 October 2023

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    The women trapped in prison with abusive guards: ‘They hold my life in their hands’

    As California prosecutes a prison guard on nearly 100 charges, survivors behind bars say officer abuse is so widespread it feels inescapable

25 October 2023

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    One prison guard, 96 abuse charges: women say ‘serial rapist’ targeted them over a decade

    Exclusive: Records and interviews suggest the California prison system let Gregory Rodriguez get away with rampant sexual abuse, while his victims were punished
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