The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has been called to account by state lawmakers after settling a $1.9 million lawsuit related to the use of pepper spray on incarcerated women at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla.
Prison reform experts and advocacy groups are raising concerns after recently released Department of Justice reports on sexual violence in prisons and jails omitted data on incarcerated transgender people, which could hinder reform efforts and obscure the realities of violence behind bars.
FRESNO, CA – Thirteen women incarcerated at Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) filed a civil rights lawsuit…