"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."
"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."
Earlier this year the Trump administration probed reopening Dublin's former women's prison as a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center. The Bureau of Prisons shut down FCI Dublin in 2024 after reports of repeated sexual abuse of inmates, deteriorating and uninhabitable infrastructure, and cover-up and retaliation by guards and staff. Felony charges were brought against the warden, chaplain and several guards, resulting in nine convictions. Dozens of local residents attended a city council meeting to oppose any plan to reopen the facility for ICE. Residents described terrorized families, economic harm to businesses, and called for upholding dignity, justice and rule of law.
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