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Former Female Inmates Sue California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Alleging Decades of Sexual Abuse

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, January 18, 2024
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According to the complaint, the women, identified as Jane Roes to protect their identity, CIW has widespread sexual abuse happening throughout the facility.

Key Points: 
  • According to the complaint, the women, identified as Jane Roes to protect their identity, CIW has widespread sexual abuse happening throughout the facility.
  • Many inmates have complained about unwelcome sexual advances, physical assault, rape and more, due to the power dynamics at the jail.
  • These women have bravely come forward to report their sexual exploitation to protect themselves as well as future inmates at CIW.
  • The case is Jane Roe et al v. State of California, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation et al., Sacramento Superior Court, Case No.

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms That Covid-19 Cases Brought by Inmates Can Move Forward Against California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)

Retrieved on: 
Monday, October 16, 2023
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The cases include claims by the families of San Quentin inmates killed by COVID-19, as well as a class action brought by San Quentin inmates who contracted COVID-19 and recovered.

Key Points: 
  • The cases include claims by the families of San Quentin inmates killed by COVID-19, as well as a class action brought by San Quentin inmates who contracted COVID-19 and recovered.
  • These are believed to be the first federal lawsuits brought by inmates against prison officials around the country that a court of appeals has allowed to move forward.
  • Among these cases now affirmed by the Ninth Circuit are one brought by the family of inmate Daniel Ruiz.
  • The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals opinion in these cases is available upon request.

CoreCivic Receives Lease Termination Notice for the California City Correctional Center from the State of California

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
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The lease agreement is fully funded through the current fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • The lease agreement is fully funded through the current fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.
  • The Company believes these factors, along with the advanced age of many of the state of California's other correctional facilities, support the continued lease of the CCCC by the CDCR.
  • CoreCivic is very proud of its opportunity over the past nine years to help the state of California successfully manage through its historic challenges with prison overcrowding.
  • CoreCivic is a diversified, government-solutions company with the scale and experience needed to solve tough government challenges in flexible, cost-effective ways.

Mental Health Madness: California Refuses to Provide Psychiatric Care to Those Needing it Most

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Friday, June 3, 2022
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In addition to public-sector psychiatrists, invited speakers include state legislators, advocacy agencies for inmates and the mentally ill, and affected family members.

Key Points: 
  • In addition to public-sector psychiatrists, invited speakers include state legislators, advocacy agencies for inmates and the mentally ill, and affected family members.
  • THE ISSUE:In California there are nearly a hundred thousand prison inmates and 5,700 state mental hospital patients who need psychiatric care, and not nearly enough psychiatrists on hand to treat them.
  • It's creating a hidden crisis inside these institutions, which spills over into California communities as inmates and patients are released.
  • The quality of psychiatric care suffers because of the on-again-off-again nature of these contract workers, as well as the long hours they are allowed to work.

Doctors Group, Prison Inmates Prevail in California Court

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022
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On Jan. 24, a California state court handed a victory to plant-based inmates and advocates seeking enforcement of a law requiring California prisons to provide inmates with plant-based meals.

Key Points: 
  • On Jan. 24, a California state court handed a victory to plant-based inmates and advocates seeking enforcement of a law requiring California prisons to provide inmates with plant-based meals.
  • The courts ruling ensures that inmates are no longer asked to declare a religious affiliation before receiving plant-based meals.
  • California Superior Court Judge Chang found that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) was, collecting information on the religious affiliation of inmates who request the plant-based diet, in direct contravention of state law.
  • The lawsuit, sponsored by the Physicians Committee and brought in the name of inmates denied plant-based meals in California prisons, sought to remove obstacles preventing inmates from receiving plant-based food.

Federal Court Issues Important Ruling That Civil Rights Case Based on San Quentin COVID-19 Death May Go Forward

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
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Civil rights law firm Haddad & Sherwin LLP represents the plaintiff in this case, Hampton v. State of California, et al., CAND No.

Key Points: 
  • Civil rights law firm Haddad & Sherwin LLP represents the plaintiff in this case, Hampton v. State of California, et al., CAND No.
  • Michael Haddad, one of the plaintiffs attorneys, says: This is an important ruling in these cases flowing from the very preventable deaths at San Quentin.
  • Once those Chino prisoners arrived, CDCR and San Quentin officials failed to segregate them from the San Quentin population and failed to protect San Quentin prisoners and staff from the virus they recklessly introduced.
  • Within three weeks after that transfer, San Quentin had over 500 known cases of COVID-19, and eventually, most San Quentin prisoners and many staff contracted COVID-19.

WoLF Sues California Department of Corrections To Restore Single-Sex Prisons

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Wednesday, November 17, 2021
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CHOWCHILLA, Calif., Nov. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Women's Liberation Front (WoLF), a national feminist nonprofit organization, has filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) in response to the state's transfer of male inmates to women's prisons.

Key Points: 
  • CHOWCHILLA, Calif., Nov. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Women's Liberation Front (WoLF), a national feminist nonprofit organization, has filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) in response to the state's transfer of male inmates to women's prisons.
  • Men are eligible for transfer regardless of whether they have had surgery on their genitals, have taken hormones, or been diagnosed with gender dysphoria.
  • Dr. Mahri Irvine, WoLF Executive Director, stated, "Women and girls deserve to be treated with dignity, respect, and compassion.
  • Woman II Woman is a California nonprofit by and for current and formerly incarcerated women.

Leaders in Education and Social Justice Praise Bold Action to Expand Protections for Incarcerated Students

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Monday, October 11, 2021
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The bill makes California the first state in the nation to provide protections to incarcerated students as they seek to attain a post-secondary education.

Key Points: 
  • The bill makes California the first state in the nation to provide protections to incarcerated students as they seek to attain a post-secondary education.
  • Two-thirds of those who leave prison are back within three years, often due to a lack of education or training opportunities.
  • Through our foundations, and with our partners, we have long been a proponent of smart justice.
  • Many for-profit institutions are offering courses to incarcerated students with credits that do not transfer to a 4-year institution or offer translatable job skills.

Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed Against California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) for COVID-19 Death of San Quentin Sergeant Gilbert Polanco

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
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This is believed to be the first such federal lawsuit against the State of California or its prison administrators for the COVID-related death of a State employee.

Key Points: 
  • This is believed to be the first such federal lawsuit against the State of California or its prison administrators for the COVID-related death of a State employee.
  • Polancos constitutional rights, violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Defendants negligent infliction of emotional distress on Sgt.
  • Gilbert Polanco dedicated his life to what he called his San Quentin family.
  • Gilbert Polanco was 55 years old at the time of his death from the COVID-19 Coronavirus on August 9, 2020.