The former warden of an abuse-plagued federal women's prison in Dublin known as the 'rape club' goes on trial Monday over charges for reportedly molesting inmates and forcing them to pose naked in their cells.
DUBLIN – The former warden of an abuse-plagued federal women's prison in Dublin known as the"rape club" goes on trial Monday over charges for reportedly molesting inmates and forcing them to pose naked in their cells.
An Associated Press investigation in February revealed a culture of abuse and cover-up that had persisted for years at the prison, about 21 miles east of Oakland. That reporting led to increased scrutiny from Congress and pledges from the federal Bureau of Prisons that it would fix problems and change the culture at the prison.
The case, with shades of #MeToo behind bars, is also likely to put a spotlight on the Bureau of Prisons, calling into question its handling of sexual abuse complaints from inmates against staff and the vetting process for the people it chooses to run its prisons. Garcia was in charge of staff and inmate training on reporting abuse and complying with the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act at the same time he was committing abuse, prosecutors say, and some inmates say they were sent to solitary confinement or other prisons for accusing employees of abuse.
"If they're undressing, I've already looked," Garcia told the FBI in July 2021, according to court records."I don't, like, schedule a time like, 'You be undressed, and I'll be there.'"The inmates were not identified in court papers. The AP generally does not name people who say they are victims of sexual assault unless they consent to being identified.
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