In November 2022, a long-time permanent resident of the U.S. was released from FCI Dublin, a California federal women’s prison. A probation officer had visited and approved her to stay at her mother’s home. The woman, who asked to be identified here by the pseudonym “Cristal” due to fear of retaliation, was looking forward to rebuilding relationships with her family, particularly her daughters — ages 12 and 6. “All I wanted was to spend the day with them,” she told Truthout.
She was also relieved to be out of Dublin, a notorious prison dubbed “the rape club” after decades of staff sexual abuse. At Dublin, she had been sexually harassed and verbally abused by an officer, physically assaulted by another, witnessed other officers sexually abusing women, and been subjected to retaliation.
Read the full story from Truthout here.
