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Life Inside · Survivor Justice

10.19.2026

‘Put them down with gas’: Abuse and retaliation inside a California women’s prison

CalMatters

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Survivor Justice

10.14.2026

The Department of Justice demands changes after finding years of sexual abuse in 2 California women’s prisons

Spectrum News 1

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Survivor Justice

8.24.2026

DOJ Finds Systemic Sexual Abuse at California Women’s Prisons Spanning 25 Years

Law News

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Survivor Justice

8.20.2026

Justice Department Finds ‘Unbroken Pattern’ of Sexual Abuse in Two California Women’s Prisons

Reason: Free Minds and Free Markets

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Survivor Justice

8.17.2026

California prisons fail to stop guards from sexually abusing women, Justice Department finds

Savannah Herald

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Survivor Justice

8.15.2026

US DOJ Finds ‘Unbroken Pattern’ of Sexual Abuse by California Prison Staff

CalMatters

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Survivor Justice

8.15.2026

DOJ Report Confirms Systemic Staff Sexual Abuse in California Women’s Prisons

Davis Vanguard

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Survivor Justice

8.14.2026

US DOJ Finds ‘Unbroken Pattern’ of Sexual Abuse by California Prison Staff

KQED

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Life Inside · Policy & Elections

7.15.2026

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back for Solitary Reforms in California

Bolts Magazine

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Families & Community

6.28.2026

Advocates secure court access for detained activist Guillermo Medina Reyes despite ICE barriers

Fight Back News!

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Survivor Justice

6.15.2026

Santa Clara County jail worker who exploited women gets light sentence

San José Spotlight

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Policy & Elections · Survivor Justice

4.24.2026

Pressure Mounts on Legislature to Address Abuse in California Women’s Prisons

Davis Vanguard

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Policy & Elections

3.14.2025

Sister Warriors Freedom Coalition Condemns Transfer of Trans Women to Men’s Prisons

Davis Vanguard

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Survivor Justice

2.24.2025

California corrections officer who abused female inmates is a symptom of a failing system | Opinion

Sacramento Bee

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Life Inside

1.11.2025

‘No One Treated Us Like Inmates’: Why Prisoners Opt to Fight Fires

Rolling Stone

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Life Inside

1.9.2025

‘Essential’: nearly 800 incarcerated firefighters deployed as LA battles wildfires

The Guardian

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Life Inside

12.19.2024

Can California change a dark culture at Chowchilla women’s prison?

LA Times

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Policy & Elections

11.11.2024

Californians Voted Against Outlawing Slavery. Why Did Proposition 6 Fail?

KQED

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Families & Community · Policy & Elections

9.8.2024

Resentencing effort works with California DAs to reunite incarcerated mothers with their families sooner

Mercury News

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Survivor Justice

9.5.2024

Feds Investigate California Prisons Where Women Say ‘Culture of Impunity’ Surrounded Abuse

KQED

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Survivor Justice

8.24.2024

Women in California prisons are being raped by guards, then punished for speaking out | Opinion

Sacramento Bee

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Families & Community

3.21.2024

“[We] can change the world for the better.” New organization hopes to provide support for young people

Turn To 23

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Survivor Justice

12.13.2023

Kids complained for years about sexually abusive probation officers. Some of them still work for L.A. County

LA Times

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