Sex assault, retaliation complaints still persist across U.S. prisons, special master finds in 1st report
The special master's first report on how women who were once incarcerated at the now-closed FCI Dublin all-women's prison was released on Tuesday, which states that nothing much has changed despite the high-profile sex scandal that was thrust into the national spotlight, and that women are still complaining of being sexually assaulted, retaliated against and not getting medical care at more than a dozen federal facilities across the country.
DOJ charges 2 more FCI Dublin officers with sex crimes bringing total to 10
The Department of Justice on Thursday announced that two former correctional officers at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin have been charged with sex crimes, bringing the number to 10, the highest number of BOP employees charged with these crimes of any prison in the country.
FBI provides new sketch in unsolved San Francisco Pokémon Go killing
Federal investigators have released new information in the chilling, nearly decade-old unsolved killing of a college baseball player who was playing Pokémon Go in San Francisco.
Prison officers to be evicted from mobile homes near shuttered FCI Dublin
About two dozen prison correctional officers who used to work at the now-shuttered women's prison in Dublin are getting evicted from their mobile home park, and if they don't move out by Labor Day, their homes will be demolished.
Congressman: BOP has no plans to turn Dublin prison into ICE detention center
A California congressman on Friday said the director of the federal Bureau of Prisons told him that the BOP has no plans to turn the empty FCI Dublin facility into an ICE detention center.
Former FCI Dublin officer pleads not guilty, cites health issues
A former FCI Dublin correctional officer was arraigned with a second superseding indictment on Friday in Oakland, stemming from a national sex scandal at the now-closed federal women's prison.
Ex-FCI Dublin officer 'Dirty Dick' charged again ahead of 2nd sex crimes trial
A federal grand jury handed down a second superseding indictment against a former FCI Dublin poison correctional officer after his first sex crimes trial ended in a mistrial.
3 workers killed at San Leandro company; Cal-OSHA has no power to shut down
Three workers in the last eight years have been killed at a family-owned metal scrap recycling business, and the San Leandro company has been fined for more than 60 safety violations as far back as the 1990s – possibly the worst safety record of any similar company in the last 10 years in California, a review of federal data shows.
New trial for FCI Dublin prison officer 'Dirty Dick' Smith to begin earlier than planned
A new trial for a former FCI Dublin prison correctional officer is slated to begin this summer, earlier than planned.
East Bay congressman says he would fight hard to stop Dublin prison from turning into ICE detention center
U.S. Rep. Mark Desaulnier (D-Concord) met with his constituents on Wednesday night in a town hall to address concerns on topics including immigration and the possibility of turning a notorious federal women's prison into an immigration detention center.
Jury deadlocked in sex crime trial for FCI Dublin officer 'Dirty Dick'
Smith is the last of eight officers charged with sex crimes at FCI Dublin to either plead guilty or go to trial.
FCI Dublin officer 'Dirty Dick' will not take the stand, closing arguments
A former FCI Dublin correctional officer nicknamed “Dirty Dick” will not take the stand in his own defense, as closing arguments in his sexual abuse case are expected to take place on Monday in federal court.
FCI Dublin union president testifies he 'hates dirty officers'
The FCI Dublin union president for prison guards testified that he "hates dirty officers." But over the years, sources have said that they believe he swept a lot of misconduct under the rug.
Women attending FCI Dublin officer trial turn T-shirts around to avoid possible mistrial
A small group of women who were formerly incarcerated at FCI Dublin voluntarily turned their teal T-shirts around on Tuesday while attending the sexual assault trial of former correctional officer Darrell Wayne "Dirty Dick" Smith to avoid a possible mistrial.
FCI Dublin officer 'Dirty Dick' dressed as cowboy at prison, spanked women in cells: court testimony
Not only did FCI Dublin correctional officer Darrell Wayne "Dirty Dick" Smith spank women and tell them to flash their breasts in prison, he also dressed as a cowboy at work, testimony at court has revealed.
1st day of sex crime trial for former FCI Dublin guard 'Dirty Dick' Smith
Darrell "Dirty Dick" Smith is accused asking women at FCI Dublin to flash him parts of their breasts, pinning them against the wall and bribing them with cellphones in exchange for sex.
Hundreds protest shuttered FCI Dublin prison becoming ICE detention center
Hundreds of people turned out Saturday afternoon, protesting near the now-closed federal women's prison in Dublin where some fear it may become an ICE detention center.
Federal prisons holding 700 immigrants in detention, BOP says
The federal prison system as of Wednesday was holding about 700 immigrant detainees at four facilities, a Bureau of Prisons executive told a House committee.
Senators object using prisons to detain immigrants 'swept up' in Trump's mass deportation efforts
Seven senators, including two from California, wrote to the U.S. Attorney General objecting to a plan that would use federal prisons to detain immigrants "swept up in the Trump Administration's mass deportation efforts," and urged her to reconsider the move.
Timeline: FCI Dublin sex abuse scandal to shutdown and beyond
FCI Dublin has been mired in a sex abuse scandal for years and was shut down by the Bureau of Prisons in April 2024. Here is a timeline of some key milestones in the prison's history.