Justice Department Report Finds Systemic Staff Sexual Abuse in California Women's Prisons

A U.S. Department of Justice investigation concluded that California's two women's prisons, the California Institution for Women and Central California Women's Facility, systematically failed to protect incarcerated individuals from staff sexual abuse and harassment. The August 13 report identifies a pattern of constitutional rights violations, including failures to uphold Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment protections, highlighting serious human rights concerns within the correctional system.