Women sue prison gynecologist over ‘horrific, sadistic’ exams, sexual abuse in California
Women at the California Institution for Women reported sexually abusive and “sadistic” behavior during gynecology exams ...
Violent attack by 3 inmates hospitalizes California correctional officer
An attempted homicide investigation is underway in a California state prison after a supervising correctional officer was reportedly attacked by three inmates, authorities announced Thursday. In a ...
Lawsuit accuses gynecologist at California women’s prison of abusing patients for years
A lawsuit filed this week alleges that the only full-time gynecologist at the California Institution for Women in Chino ...
A mass hunger strike transformed solitary confinement in California prisons. This documentary captures the fight
In 2013, nearly 4,000 California inmates in long-term solitary confinement (for decades, in some cases) went on what would ...
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Why incarcerated workers play a key role in fighting California’s fires
Mota herself has been an incarcerated firefighter, and her organisation hopes to push for greater fire safety for all people ...
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Dispatched to L.A.: A Sparks chief’s firsthand view of the devastating Southern California wildfires
The community itself down here has been more than supportive,” said Scott Means from Sparks Fire Department while he was still in Southern California. “We have people who cruise through our camp ...
Crime and Public Safety
These medications are life and death for someone coming out of custody and in that state,” said Mary Taylor, a clinical ...
SC prisons captain accused of taking money to share confidential information with inmates
Leon Morell has been charged with disclosure of confidential information, obstruction of justice, money laundering, ...
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Lawsuit alleges women in CA prison were victims of sexual violence by 'predatory' gynecologist
Six women along with the California Coalition of Women Prisoners have filed a lawsuit against the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, a prison gynecologist, and various officials with ...