New trial for FCI Dublin prison officer 'Dirty Dick' Smith to begin earlier than planned
A new trial for a former FCI Dublin prison correctional officer is slated to begin this summer, earlier than planned.
East Bay congressman says he would fight hard to stop Dublin prison from turning into ICE detention center
U.S. Rep. Mark Desaulnier (D-Concord) met with his constituents on Wednesday night in a town hall to address concerns on topics including immigration and the possibility of turning a notorious federal women's prison into an immigration detention center.
Jury deadlocked in sex crime trial for FCI Dublin officer 'Dirty Dick'
Smith is the last of eight officers charged with sex crimes at FCI Dublin to either plead guilty or go to trial.
FCI Dublin officer 'Dirty Dick' will not take the stand, closing arguments
A former FCI Dublin correctional officer nicknamed “Dirty Dick” will not take the stand in his own defense, as closing arguments in his sexual abuse case are expected to take place on Monday in federal court.
FCI Dublin union president testifies he 'hates dirty officers'
The FCI Dublin union president for prison guards testified that he "hates dirty officers." But over the years, sources have said that they believe he swept a lot of misconduct under the rug.
Women attending FCI Dublin officer trial turn T-shirts around to avoid possible mistrial
A small group of women who were formerly incarcerated at FCI Dublin voluntarily turned their teal T-shirts around on Tuesday while attending the sexual assault trial of former correctional officer Darrell Wayne "Dirty Dick" Smith to avoid a possible mistrial.
FCI Dublin officer 'Dirty Dick' dressed as cowboy at prison, spanked women in cells: court testimony
Not only did FCI Dublin correctional officer Darrell Wayne "Dirty Dick" Smith spank women and tell them to flash their breasts in prison, he also dressed as a cowboy at work, testimony at court has revealed.
1st day of sex crime trial for former FCI Dublin guard 'Dirty Dick' Smith
Darrell "Dirty Dick" Smith is accused asking women at FCI Dublin to flash him parts of their breasts, pinning them against the wall and bribing them with cellphones in exchange for sex.
Hundreds protest shuttered FCI Dublin prison becoming ICE detention center
Hundreds of people turned out Saturday afternoon, protesting near the now-closed federal women's prison in Dublin where some fear it may become an ICE detention center.
Federal prisons holding 700 immigrants in detention, BOP says
The federal prison system as of Wednesday was holding about 700 immigrant detainees at four facilities, a Bureau of Prisons executive told a House committee.
Senators object using prisons to detain immigrants 'swept up' in Trump's mass deportation efforts
Seven senators, including two from California, wrote to the U.S. Attorney General objecting to a plan that would use federal prisons to detain immigrants "swept up in the Trump Administration's mass deportation efforts," and urged her to reconsider the move.
Timeline: FCI Dublin sex abuse scandal to shutdown and beyond
FCI Dublin has been mired in a sex abuse scandal for years and was shut down by the Bureau of Prisons in April 2024. Here is a timeline of some key milestones in the prison's history.
Judge signs unprecedented order over now-closed FCI Dublin prison
A federal judge on Tuesday approved an unprecedented order, called a consent decree, over the now-closed FCI Dublin prison, where at least 350 women who were formally incarcerated there are now at other facilities across the country.
Congressional leaders don't want FCI Dublin being turned into ICE detention center
Two Bay Area Congressional representatives wrote members of the Trump administration on Tuesday to say they do not want the now-closed women's prison in Dublin to reopen and house immigrant detainees for ICE.
BOP questions settlement with FCI Dublin, citing finances, Trump administration, leadership changes
Bureau of Prison lawyers are questioning whether they can enter a two-year legal settlement with women who sued FCI Dublin citing financial concerns, the Trump administration and the change of leadership at the top of the federal prison system.
Trump administration turning these prisons into ICE lockups, leaked memo shows
The Department of Homeland Security and the Bureau of Prisons signed a contract to turn five federal prisons into ICE detention centers, a leaked memo obtained by KTVU shows.
ICE officials visit FCI Dublin amid fears it may be used as detention center: union source
Prison union officials are worried that the now-shuttered Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin might be turned into an ICE detention center under the Trump administration.
Bureau of Prisons director Colette Peters out as President Trump takes office
Colette Peters, the head of the Bureau of Prisons, is out of a job.
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.
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.