"California Women's Prison to Close Amid Sex Abuse Scandal"

The federal Bureau of Prisons has announced the closure of FCI Dublin, a women's prison in California, following ongoing issues of staff-on-inmate sexual abuse and mismanagement despite efforts to reform the facility. The decision comes after an AP investigation revealed a pattern of abuse and mismanagement, leading to increased scrutiny from Congress and pledges from the Bureau of Prisons to address the problems. The closure represents an acknowledgment that promised efforts to improve the culture and environment at the prison have not worked, and the women currently housed there will be transferred to other facilities.