A Prison Rape Survivor Demands Smart, Safe and Humane Transfers
- Tracy J. Lee
- November 22, 2024
- The Marshall Project
When the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) announced in April of this year that it was closing the federal women’s prison in Dublin, California, there were some people who celebrated the news. I understand why: Detention facilities are cruel and dehumanizing places. One less prison in this country — especially one as nightmarish as Dublin — feels