Overview

• Jeffrey Wilson admitted to five counts of sexual abuse of a ward and to making false statements about abusing an inmate between March and August 2022.
• Lawrence Gacad pleaded guilty to abusive sexual contact after kissing and groping an inmate and exchanging explicit notes and emails in early 2022.
• With these pleas, nine of the ten correctional officers charged in the federal probe have now been convicted or pleaded guilty.
• Darrell Wayne Smith is the sole officer still awaiting trial, with his new retrial set for September 17, 2025.
• FCI Dublin has been closed since April 2024, survivors won a $116 million class-action settlement, and special-master oversight and leadership reforms are underway.