The federal Bureau of Prisons announced on Monday that it would be closing a women’s prison in California that has come to be known as the “rape club,” according to the Associated Press.
While there have reportedly been attempts to reform the prison after the AP exposed the rampant sexual abuse in the prison, it doesn’t appear enough has changed to justify keeping the facility open.
Bureau of Prisons Director Colette Peters issued a statement that said the agency had “taken unprecedented steps and provided a tremendous amount of resources to address culture, recruitment and retention, aging infrastructure and — most critical — employee misconduct,” per the report.
“Despite these steps and resources, we have determined that FCI Dublin is not meeting expected standards and that the
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