The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report drawing renewed attention to sexual abuse and assault within the federal prison system, with investigators cautioning that existing oversight mechanisms were insufficient in preventing or detecting such misconduct within correctional facilities.
Advocates and community members are urging the public to submit comments opposing the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Environmental Assessment, which could pave the way for the closed Federal Correctional Institution Dublin to be repurposed as an immigration detention facility, raising urgent concerns about safety, environmental hazards and the legacy of abuse tied to the site.
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved a resolution opposing the reopening of the former Federal Correctional Institution Dublin as a detention facility, citing environmental and safety concerns, as well as the potential for decreased trust in local institutions.
The Dublin City Council has passed a resolution opposing the reopening of the former Federal Correctional Institution Dublin as an ICE detention facility, citing concerns about public safety, economic impact, and the city’s values of equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Human rights activists are urging the federal government not to reopen FCI Dublin, California, as an ICE detention center due to its documented history of sexual violence and human rights violations, and the potential for ICE to retaliate against immigrants who testified against former officers.
Residents of Dublin, CA and immigrant justice advocates are urging the City Council to reject any attempt to reopen the former Federal Correctional Institution Dublin as an immigration detention center due to its documented history of staff sexual abuse and dangerous conditions.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 137 into law, giving the state the power to prevent federal immigration authorities from using closed state prison sites for immigration detention, and CURB has urged state leaders to act quickly to reduce costs and prevent ICE from repurposing these sites.
Advocates are calling on Governor Newsom to fully decommission shuttered state prisons and prevent them from being repurposed as ICE detention centers, as federal immigration raids are increasing across California.
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A survivor of sexual abuse by former FCI Dublin officer Darrell Smith is speaking out as he faces trial for his crimes, urging the public not to look away from the systemic issues that allowed the abuse to occur.
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