Bureau of Prisons to pay $116M to more than 100 FCI Dublin sex assault survivors
The Bureau of Prisons on Tuesday agreed to pay $115.8 million to 103 women who alleged they were sexually assaulted at the now-closed FCI Dublin all-women's prison.
Brentwood man charged with flying drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base
A Brentwood man en route to China has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint for allegedly flying a drone over and taking photographs of Vandenberg Space Force Base, located on California's Central Coast.
Details of consent decree between Bureau of Prisons and women at FCI Dublin
A legal settlement was reached following years of sexual abuse at a now-shuttered women's prison in Dublin, California, which mandates that the Bureau of Prisons provide better medical and mental healthcare, stop punishing women indiscriminately by putting them in isolation and open its doors and books to a court-appointed monitor who will issue regular reports about what's going on. Here's a closer look at the details.
Prison bureau ordered protections to women after class action suit by women held at FCI Dublin
In an unprecedented decision, the Bureau of Prisons has reached an agreement in a class-action lawsuit brought by women who were incarcerated at FCI Dublin in California.
Bureau of Prisons is closing FCI Dublin and other facilities after years of abuse and decay
The Associated Press has learned that the federal Bureau of Prisons is permanently closing its “rape club" women’s prison in California and will idle six facilities in a sweeping realignment after years of abuse, decay and mismanagement
Oakland federal judge helps former FCI Dublin prisoners gain early freedom
Laura Denisse Russell is home with her family for Thanksgiving after a federal judge in Oakland helped secure her early freedom through a series of extraordinary letters she's been sending to judges across the country about the sexual abuse and medical neglect at the now-shuttered Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin.
Lawyers 'horrified' at conditions for FCI Dublin transfers at Alabama prison
Two Bay Area lawyers have been trying to visit the 600 women who are now in federal prisons across the country after the Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin shut down this spring. "And we were pretty horrified by what we heard and saw," said Susan Beaty.
Former FCI Dublin women burst out sobbing, placed in isolation at Minnesota prison
About 90 women from FCI Dublin who were transferred to a prison in Minnesota sobbed to attorneys, reporting they are repeatedly placed in lockdown and in solitary confinement for minor offenses.
Bureau of Prisons answers questions about drugs, lockdowns at FCI Waseca
KTVU asked the Bureau of Prisons to respond to questions about drug use and lockdowns at FCI Waseca in Minnesota. Here is the Q&A in full.
Significant legal hurdles seen for California's lawsuit against TikTok
California and 13 other states sue TikTok over alleged harm to teens.
Renter 'harassed' during foreclosure dispute, fighting for home
A renter in East Oakland is caught in the middle of a property dispute as two men continue a legal battle over who owns her apartment building.
'Shocking' constitutional discipline violations at now-closed FCI Dublin: judge
A federal judge has extended the role of the special master over the now-closed FCI Dublin women's prison, saying that a review of the Bureau of Prisons' disciplinary actions against the incarcerated women showed a "shocking" error rate of nearly half.
A look at the people who have died at Santa Rita Jail
Santa Rita Jail based in Dublin, Calif. has the highest number of inmate deaths in the Bay Area. KTVU takes an unprecedented look at who is dying and why.
FCI Dublin employees told to work at high-security Atwater prison
The remaining employees at the now-closed women's prison in Dublin, Calif., were told this week that they must work at a high-security prison in Atwater, Calif., nearly 90 miles away, according to a memo obtained by KTVU.
FCI Dublin sex assault survivors share stories of abuse at Oakland church
More than 100 people gathered this weekend to hear women formerly incarcerated at the now-shuttered FCI Dublin prison share stories of sexual abuse and how they're fighting to change the system by speaking out.
FCI Dublin women transfers continue to complain; judge denies BOP
A federal judge in Oakland denied a Bureau of Prisons motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit against it, while letters from incarcerated women who used to be housed at FCI Dublin continue to pour into KTVU describing alleged mistreatment at prisons across the country.
California senator pushing for media access to prisons
A California state senator wrote a bill to allow media to have better access to state prisons and county jails, inspired, in part, by KTVU reporting.
New automatic refund rule for flight disruptions - what you need to know
A new rule is changing the game for airline passengers when it comes to ticket refunds. Airlines are now required to automatically refund money when flights are canceled or significantly delayed.
FCI Dublin: Special master finds 'cascade of failures' at women's prison
A federal court-appointed “special master" found that the medical care, investigations into sex abuse reports, unnecessary disciplinary measures, lack of programming and classes, as well as the hasty transfer of 605 incarcerated women at FCI Dublin were a “cascade of failures."
Judge slams BOP for trying to dismiss FCI Dublin case; grills deputy director
A federal judge on Friday slammed lawyers for the Bureau of Prisons for trying to dismiss a lawsuit over sexual abuse and retaliation at the now-shuttered FCI Dublin, while she also grilled the deputy director of the federal prison system, who flew in from Washington, D.C. to Oakland for the hearing.