Judge appoints special master to review women's prison rife with abuse

A California women's prison rife with sexual abuse will be subject to a special master review following a judge's order on Friday.

"FCI Dublin is a dysfunctional mess. The situation can no longer be tolerated. The facility is in need of dire change," wrote U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, per KTVU. "The Court finds the Bureau of Prisons has proceeded sluggishly with intentional disregard of the inmates' constitutional rights despite being fully apprised of the situation for years."

The judge did not name the special master.

The order came as part of a lawsuit from eight inmates and the California Coalition for Women Prisoners alleging that sexual abuse was pervasive at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, according to the Associated Press. Friday's decision marks the first time a special master has been appointed to review the federal Bureau of Prisons.

At least eight employees have been charged for sexually abusing inmates, resulting in five guilty pleas, two convictions, and one case pending. Among those charged was former Warden Ray Garcia, who was sentenced last year to 70 months in prison and 15 years of supervised release.

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