More than 100 women who say they were abused and sexually assaulted at a California prison known as a “rape club” have won nearly $116 million in a settlement agreement.
The content of the negotiations is resolved The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday agreed to pay an average of about $1.1 million each to 103 former inmates at the now-closed Federal Correctional Facility in Dublin, the Associated Press reported.
The settlement comes as a result of a woman's lawsuit against the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), and comes on the same day that a federal judge preempted another settlement in a separate class action lawsuit that would force the BOP to open up some of its correctional facilities. Approved. The newspaper said he had appointed a “court-appointed monitor” and “publicly acknowledged abuses at FCI Dublin”.
Seventh former prison officer charged with sexually abusing inmates declared An eighth officer, Darrell Wayne Smith, is still awaiting trial on more than a dozen related charges, according to the Justice Department. said In July.
“We received a prison sentence, but not for assault or abuse,” former Dublin inmate Amy Chavira said in a statement to The Associated Press.
“I hope this settlement will help survivors like me begin to heal. But I don’t want money to repair the damage the BOP has done to us, or to help survivors who continue to languish in prison.” We cannot release or bring back survivors who have been deported and separated from their families. ”
This legal battle was fought by the California Women Prisoners Coalition, represented by: San Francisco-based law firm Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld (RBGG).
“This is not an FCI Dublin issue. This is a BOP issue.” said Before bringing up the Biden administration, Emily Shapiro was an advocate with the California Women Prisoners Coalition and a member of the Dublin Prison Solidarity Coalition.
“The Department of Justice and the Biden administration know that sexual abuse and retaliation are rampant in federal prisons, but they have failed to enact the structural reforms needed to prevent future abuse. Meanwhile, FCI Dublin “These individuals continue to experience sexual assault, retaliation, and medical neglect by staff at other BOP prisons across the country,” Shapiro said. “The BOP completely refuses to take responsibility for its many failures. They can temporarily close one prison, cut a check and hope everyone moves on. Despite what you may think, we will not stop demanding justice for survivors of BOP abuse.”
The Dublin facility closed permanently in November.
