A federal court judge is being asked to appoint a "special master" over the Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin, an all-women's prison notoriously nicknamed the "Rape Club" after eight correctional officers have been charged with sexual assault and more than 45 civil cases have been filed alleging the same abuses.
DUBLIN – Officials working to fix the “toxic” environment for female inmates at the federal women’s prison in Dublin have installed 385 cameras inside the facility in areas where corrections
Federal prosecutors are asking a judge sentence a former correctional manager at FCI Dublin to 10 years in prison. And for the first time, his defense attorneys brought up John Bellhouse's sexual orientation as a reason to seek leniency.
The federal all-women's prison in Dublin, which earned the notorious "Rape Club" nickname, now has the most security cameras of any prison in the western region, government attorneys said, while incarcerated women are still complaining of sexual assault and poor healthcare.
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