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Aug. 5, 2024

US judge criticizes Bureau of Prisons for delays in addressing conditions at FCI Dublin

U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers appeared unlikely to dismiss a class action complaint filed by female prisoners and former inmates.

A federal judge in Oakland ripped the Federal Bureau of Prisons for dragging its feet in addressing conditions at FCI Dublin, a Bay Area prison that shut down this year following sweeping claims of sexual abuse and retaliation against female inmates. The judge appeared unlikely to toss the class action during Friday's hearing.

"You're asking to dismiss this case because everything is hunky dory and everything's been fixed, but you're sitting here and telling m...

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