U.S. to pay $116M settlement over rampant sexual abuse at Calif. women's prison

The lawsuits were brought by more than 100 women who say they were abused or mistreated at a now-shuttered federal prison in California that was known as the "rape club" because of rampant staff-on-inmate sexual misconduct.

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U.S. to pay $116M settlement over rampant sexual abuse at Calif. women's prison
The Federal Correctional Institution stands in Dublin, Calif., Dec. 5, 2022. The U.S. government will pay nearly $116 million to resolve lawsuits brought by more than 100 women who say they were abused or mistreated at a now-shuttered federal prison in California that was known as the "rape club" because of rampant staff-on-inmate sexual misconduct.

The lawsuits were brought by more than 100 women who say they were abused or mistreated at a now-shuttered federal prison in California that was known as the "rape club" because of rampant staff-on-inmate sexual misconduct.

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