U.S. Government Pays $116 Million to Survivors of Abuse at California Women’s Prison
More than 100 women formerly incarcerated at FCI Dublin, known as the 'rape club,' receive record settlement following years of systemic sexual abuse by staff.
- The $116 million settlement is the largest ever paid by the federal government for misconduct in federal prisons, with each of the 103 survivors receiving an average of $1.1 million.
- The Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, was permanently closed in November after years of rampant sexual abuse and retaliation by staff, including the former warden and chaplain, both of whom were convicted of crimes.
- The settlement follows a separate class-action lawsuit requiring the Bureau of Prisons to implement reforms, including court-appointed monitoring and public acknowledgment of abuse at the facility.
- Advocates and survivors emphasize that systemic sexual abuse persists across U.S. prisons, with reports of misconduct in two-thirds of federal women’s prisons over the last decade.
- The Bureau of Prisons has faced increasing scrutiny over its handling of abuse allegations, with additional lawsuits and criminal cases against staff still pending.
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