"All prison staff should undergo mandatory training on sexual abuse prevention and response."

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The Trump administration threatened legal action against California on Thursday after an investigation found an “unbroken pattern” of sexual misconduct by employees at two state women’s prisons. In a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon at the Justice Department said investigators had reasonable cause to believe the […]

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DOJ threatens California with lawsuit over ‘unbroken pattern’ of sexual abuse in women’s prisons

Washington Examiner · Aug 13, 2026

California prisons failed to protect women inmates from staff sexual abuse: DOJ

The Independent · Aug 13, 2026

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