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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: ‘All I know is how to survive’
New Report: Maximizing Time, Maximizing Punishment
The University of California Sentencing Project (UCSP), in collaboration with the California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP) and the UCLA Center for the Study of Women|Streisand Center, is proud to announce the release of its groundbreaking report: “Maximizing Time, Maximizing Punishment: The Lived Experience of Long-Term Sentences in California Women’s Prisons.”
Organizing & Action Updates
From Crisis to Care: Ending the Health Harm of Women’s Prisons
The time for change is NOW!
Read & share the public health research on the ways that women’s prison s harm health and the investments California could be making instead.
Dozens of women at FCI Dublin detail rape and retaliation – real reform is questioned
Dozens of women detail rape and retaliation at Dublin prison
Over the course of eight months, KTVU has spoken with more than three dozen women who say they have been sexually assaulted or witnessed such abuse at FCI Dublin. Many who spoke up were retaliated against.
PRESS RELEASE ON FCI DUBLIN SEXUAL ABUSE
Over one hundred advocacy organizations from across California and the United States have sent a public letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) demanding that the agency take immediate steps to address systemic abuse at the Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin (FCI Dublin), a federal women’s prison in Dublin, California.
CCWP in the News
Survivors from California’s Period of Forced Sterilization Denied Reparations | KQED
Read the full story from KQED.org.
Women at California federal prison say prosecution of warden hasn’t stopped sexual abuse
Real News Interview with CCWP Advocate Erin Neff about sexual abuse at FCI Dublin.
CA Women’s Legislative Caucus Hears Testimony
The California Legislative Women’s Caucus here hosted a briefing last week focused “on sexual harm perpetuated by Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) staff,” sponsored by survivors and advocates from California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP), Survived & Punished, UnCommon Law, Prison Law Office, and Sister Warriors Freedom Coalition (SWFC).
Updates on Prisons
Voices of Transgender Prisoners
California’s Transgender Respect, Agency and Dignity Act went into effect in January 2021, making it possible for transgender people in prison to seek housing in facilities that align with their gender identity and sense of safety. The goal: to reduce the violence, psychological trauma and degradation experienced by trans prisoners. Instead, as reported in a story that was published by KQED and republished by MindSite News, trans women transferred to the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla have suffered new forms of trauma.
These Women Face Death by Incarceration, But They’re Organizing for Their Lives
A new report highlights the experiences those sentenced to death by incarceration in Pennsylvania’s women’s prisons.
Women’s Mass Incarceration:
The Whole Pie 2023
With growing public attention to the problem of mass incarceration, people want to know about women’s experiences with incarceration. How many women are held in prisons, jails, and other correctional facilities in the United States? Why are they there? How are their experiences different from men’s?
