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Women inmates at Chino prison sue corrections agency, accuse gynecologist of abuse
Six inmates at the California Institution for Women (CIW) in Chino have filed a class-action lawsuit against a prison gynecologist who the plaintiffs allege sexually abused and injured them during exams related to pregnancy and other medical issues. -
Appeals panel: California prison officials can be sued for Covid outbreak at San Quentin
A federal appeals panel says California correctional officials can't use immunity doctrines to escape a lawsuit from the widow of an inmate who died at San Quentin Prison after a group of inmates were transferred there from another prison with an active Covid outbreak in May 2020 -
Civil rights groups back correctional officers' objections to new beard policy
Civil rights groups are calling on the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to reconsider a health and safety policy that requires bearded peace officers to shave or face disciplinary action, even if they previously had religious accommodations.