"The Bureau of Prisons shut down FCI Dublin, a former minimum-security women's facility, in 2024 after news broke of the repeated sexual abuse of inmates, deteriorating and uninhabitable infrastructure, and cover-up and retaliation from the former prison's guards and staff. Felony charges were levied against the facility's warden, chaplain and several guards, who were suspected of running a rape club, resulting in nine convictions."
"Before Dublin city councilmembers unanimously passed a resolution on Tuesday opposing the reopening of the federal prison for use by ICE, they heard from a long line of community members expressing their adamant opposition to any plan from the government that would reopen the facility for use in the Trump administration's aggressive immigration crackdown. Families have been terrorized to the point where people are afraid to leave their homes."
"By voting for this resolution you have an opportunity to place Dublin at the forefront of cities in our region that are standing up for the constitutional rights of their residents. You are sending a clear message that our community will not be complicit in brutal and inhumane treatment, and that we expect our government to uphold dignity, justice and the rule of law for all people."
A federal probe considered reopening the closed FCI Dublin as an ICE detention center earlier this year. The Bureau of Prisons closed FCI Dublin in 2024 after revelations of repeated sexual abuse of inmates, uninhabitable infrastructure, and cover-up and retaliation by staff, leading to felony charges and nine convictions. Dublin city councilmembers heard extensive public opposition and unanimously passed a resolution opposing reopening the facility for ICE use. Residents reported terrorized families, economic harm to local businesses, and a demand that government uphold dignity, justice, constitutional rights and prevent inhumane treatment.
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