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

Headline from Delaware Public Media, on the newest of 2 developments

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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  1. US to pay nearly $116M to settle lawsuits over rampant sexual abuse at California women's prison

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

  2. Newest

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

    Headline from Delaware Public Media ·

Reports & sources

16 articles, oldest first.

  1. KEYT Santa Barbara

    US to pay nearly $116M to settle lawsuits over rampant sexual abuse at California women's prison (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government will pay nearly $116 million to resolve lawsuits brought by more than 100 women who say they were

  2. WHEC Rochester

    Bureau of Prisons to pay nearly $116M to settle lawsuits following rampant sexual abuse at California women's prison (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    Bureau of Prisons to pay nearly $116M to settle lawsuits following rampant sexual abuse at California women's prison.

  3. Fox News

    Justice Department to pay nearly $116M to inmates sexually abused at California prison dubbed the 'rape club' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Justice Department has been ordered to pay almost $116 million to more than 100 women who were abused at a Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, dubbed the “rape club."

  4. Delaware Public Media

    U.S. to pay $116M settlement over rampant sexual abuse at Calif. women's prison (opens Delaware Public Media)

    Published

    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    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.

  5. Anchorage Daily News

    Women who claimed they were victimized in ‘rape club’ at California prison get record $116 million federal settlement (opens Anchorage Daily News)

    Published

    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Five prison employees have pleaded guilty to sexual abuse, and juries have convicted two, including the former warden.

  6. Los Angeles Times

    Women victimized in 'rape club' at California prison get record $116-million settlement (opens Los Angeles Times)

    Published

    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The federal government agrees to pay $116 million to 103 women held at a California prison called the 'rape club' to settle sexual abuse lawsuits.

  7. Newsweek

    Victims of California prison "rape club" got record $116M settlement (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    More than 100 women are survivors of sexual abuse by employees at a now-closed federal prison in Dublin.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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