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U.S. to Pay $116 Million to “Rape Club” Survivors at Federal Women’s Prison in California

HeadlineDec 19, 2024

The U.S. government will pay a record nearly $116 million to settle lawsuits brought by 103 women who survived sexual abuse and assault at the now-shuttered Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California. The prison became known as the “rape club” due to the systematic assaults perpetrated by staff on detainees. We’ll have more on this story later in the broadcast and hear from one of the survivors and plaintiffs in the case.

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