FCI Dublin prison closure raises questions of retaliation
A U.S. congressman from California is asking pointed questions a day after the Bureau of Prisons suddenly shut down a troubled all-women's prison in Dublin.
FCI Dublin closing, women transferred to prisons across U.S.
The scandal-plagued Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin is closing just weeks after a judge ordered the all-women's prison to be placed under unprecedented oversight, KTVU has learned.
FCI Dublin: Judge appoints special master over troubled prison
A federal judge on Friday chose the former chief probation officer of Alameda County to be a special master over FCI Dublin.
7th FCI Dublin correctional officer sentenced for 'egregious' sex acts
A judge on Wednesday sentenced a former FCI Dublin correctional supervisor to six years in prison, after all the parties involved described his "egregious" sex acts with seven incarcerated women, all of whom testified that he degraded them and made them fearful of most men.
FCI Dublin officer's behavior 'egregious,' had sexual contact with 7 women
Federal prosecutors are asking that an FCI Dublin correctional officer receive six years in prison - slightly more than the former warden was sentenced to - for having illegal sexual relationships with seven women that he groomed by bonding over the Raiders, touching their buttocks and writing them sexual notes.
FCI Dublin: Mysterious skin spots appear on incarcerated women
Mysterious skin spots, burst capillaries and bothersome rashes have begun to appear on dozens of incarcerated women at the Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin – another scourge at the scandal-plagued prison, better known for sexual abuse and retaliation.
FCI Dublin: Judge orders unprecedented 'special master' over troubled prison
A federal judge on Friday ordered a "special master" to oversee the goings-on at the Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin – the first time a Bureau of Prisons facility has been placed under such oversight in U.S. history.
FCI Dublin warden, 3 other top managers ousted amidst FBI raid
The warden and three other top managers were ousted on Monday during a surprising FBI raid of the scandal-plagued all-women's prison in Dublin.
More than 60 sex abuse, retaliation lawsuits filed against officers at FCI Dublin
A dozen more civil lawsuits were filed in U.S. District Court against officers at the Federal Correctional Institute in Dublin, bringing the total to 63.
Judge does not hold Bureau of Prisons in contempt of court over FCI Dublin transfer
A federal judge in Oakland on Tuesday decided against holding the Federal Bureau of Prisons in contempt of court despite the warden at the all-women's prison in Dublin transferring an incarcerated woman to Los Angeles against her orders.
Woman who testified against FCI Dublin returns after judge's order
A woman who testified about the dire conditions at FCI Dublin and then was thrown in a punitive cell and transferred away against a federal judge's orders has now been returned to the all-women's prison in Alameda County, she told KTVU.
Judge considers holding FCI Dublin in 'contempt of court' when woman transferred, punished after testifying
A federal judge is considering holding the Bureau of Prison in "contempt of court" after KTVU published a story this week about a woman who was thrown in a punitive cell and then transferred away after she testified about the sexual abuses and retaliatory nature at the Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin.
Woman who testified about conditions at FCI Dublin, thrown in solitary, transferred
Rhonda Fleming, who has spent years of her prison sentence at FCI Dublin and who testified about the dire conditions there, was thrown in a special housing unit and transferred away from the facility, KTVU has learned.
Scandal-plagued FCI Dublin to receive semi-surprise visit from judge
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers says she's going to make a semi-surprise visit to the scandal-plagued FCI Dublin. "I just want to show up," she said.
Former Dublin prison guard apologizes for having sex with 3 women; sentenced to 1 year at home
A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a former officer at the Federal Correctional Institute in Dublin to one year of home detention after he pleaded guilty to having sex with three incarcerated women but then later became a government informant to help bring down others, including the former warden.
FCI Dublin prison officers are angry with new administration and 'we are paying for it,' woman testifies
One by one, women incarcerated at the beleaguered Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin testified in federal court on Friday, complaining of officers groping them, taunting them, strip searching them, denying them medical care, opening their legal mail and retaliating against them for reporting wrongdoing.
Facing more than 45 sex abuse suits, judge could appoint special master over FCI Dublin prison
A federal court judge is being asked to appoint a "special master" over the Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin, an all-women's prison notoriously nicknamed the "Rape Club" after eight correctional officers have been charged with sexual assault and more than 45 civil cases have been filed alleging the same abuses.
Judge sentences former Dublin prison manager to 5 years in ongoing sex abuse scandal
A judge on Friday sentenced John Bellhouse, a former correctional manager at the all-women's prison in Dublin, to five years and three months behind bars in an ongoing sexual abuse scandal.
Staff, women exposed to asbestos at federal prison in Dublin
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel has determined that management at Federal Correctional Institution Dublin in California violated OSHA standards by exposing staff and inmates to asbestos, validating a union complaint.
FCI Dublin prison guard defense team asks for leniency citing hard childhood because he is gay
Federal prosecutors are asking a judge sentence a former correctional manager at FCI Dublin to 10 years in prison. And for the first time, his defense attorneys brought up John Bellhouse's sexual orientation as a reason to seek leniency.