The federal prison system has agreed to major-changes after a settlement regarding staff misconduct at its Dublin California facility. The Bureau of Prisons (which manages federal detention centers) must now accept court-appointed monitoring – a first-time development for the agency
The settlement comes after wide-spread abuse at the now-closed womens correctional facility: officials will have to make public statements about staff wrong-doing that happened there. The facility which housed many female inmates became known for its staff-inmate abuse problems
The agreement includes several key-points for helping victims:
- Early-release programs
- Home detention options
- Better reporting systems
- More see-through management practices
The Dublin facility which closed in late-24 (after many reports of problems) will see its legacy shape prison oversight nation-wide. The court monitor will check how the bureau follows new rules; making sure past issues dont happen again at other locations