Judge signs unprecedented order over now-closed FCI Dublin prison
A federal judge on Tuesday approved an unprecedented order, called a consent decree, over the now-closed FCI Dublin prison, where at least 350 women who were formally incarcerated there are now at other facilities across the country.
Congressional leaders don't want FCI Dublin being turned into ICE detention center
Two Bay Area Congressional representatives wrote members of the Trump administration on Tuesday to say they do not want the now-closed women's prison in Dublin to reopen and house immigrant detainees for ICE.
BOP questions settlement with FCI Dublin, citing finances, Trump administration, leadership changes
Bureau of Prison lawyers are questioning whether they can enter a two-year legal settlement with women who sued FCI Dublin citing financial concerns, the Trump administration and the change of leadership at the top of the federal prison system.
Trump administration turning these prisons into ICE lockups, leaked memo shows
The Department of Homeland Security and the Bureau of Prisons signed a contract to turn five federal prisons into ICE detention centers, a leaked memo obtained by KTVU shows.
ICE officials visit FCI Dublin amid fears it may be used as detention center: union source
Prison union officials are worried that the now-shuttered Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin might be turned into an ICE detention center under the Trump administration.
Another San Jose district to close schools
Another San Jose school district is set to close several campuses due to an extensive budget deficit.
Bureau of Prisons director Colette Peters out as President Trump takes office
Colette Peters, the head of the Bureau of Prisons, is out of a job.
Oakland residents say LA fires are reminder of lessons learned in 1991
Oakland residents and fire officials watching the images of devastation in Los Angeles this past week, say it is a reminder of the many changes they have implemented, and the lessons learned from the 1991 Oakland Hills firestorm.
Bureau of Prisons to pay $116M to more than 100 FCI Dublin sex assault survivors
The Bureau of Prisons on Tuesday agreed to pay $115.8 million to 103 women who alleged they were sexually assaulted at the now-closed FCI Dublin all-women's prison.
Brentwood man charged with flying drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base
A Brentwood man en route to China has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint for allegedly flying a drone over and taking photographs of Vandenberg Space Force Base, located on California's Central Coast.
Details of consent decree between Bureau of Prisons and women at FCI Dublin
A legal settlement was reached following years of sexual abuse at a now-shuttered women's prison in Dublin, California, which mandates that the Bureau of Prisons provide better medical and mental healthcare, stop punishing women indiscriminately by putting them in isolation and open its doors and books to a court-appointed monitor who will issue regular reports about what's going on. Here's a closer look at the details.
Prison bureau ordered protections to women after class action suit by women held at FCI Dublin
In an unprecedented decision, the Bureau of Prisons has reached an agreement in a class-action lawsuit brought by women who were incarcerated at FCI Dublin in California.
Bureau of Prisons is closing FCI Dublin and other facilities after years of abuse and decay
The Associated Press has learned that the federal Bureau of Prisons is permanently closing its “rape club" women’s prison in California and will idle six facilities in a sweeping realignment after years of abuse, decay and mismanagement
Oakland federal judge helps former FCI Dublin prisoners gain early freedom
Laura Denisse Russell is home with her family for Thanksgiving after a federal judge in Oakland helped secure her early freedom through a series of extraordinary letters she's been sending to judges across the country about the sexual abuse and medical neglect at the now-shuttered Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin.
Lawyers 'horrified' at conditions for FCI Dublin transfers at Alabama prison
Two Bay Area lawyers have been trying to visit the 600 women who are now in federal prisons across the country after the Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin shut down this spring. "And we were pretty horrified by what we heard and saw," said Susan Beaty.
Former FCI Dublin women burst out sobbing, placed in isolation at Minnesota prison
About 90 women from FCI Dublin who were transferred to a prison in Minnesota sobbed to attorneys, reporting they are repeatedly placed in lockdown and in solitary confinement for minor offenses.
Bureau of Prisons answers questions about drugs, lockdowns at FCI Waseca
KTVU asked the Bureau of Prisons to respond to questions about drug use and lockdowns at FCI Waseca in Minnesota. Here is the Q&A in full.
Significant legal hurdles seen for California's lawsuit against TikTok
California and 13 other states sue TikTok over alleged harm to teens.
Renter 'harassed' during foreclosure dispute, fighting for home
A renter in East Oakland is caught in the middle of a property dispute as two men continue a legal battle over who owns her apartment building.
'Shocking' constitutional discipline violations at now-closed FCI Dublin: judge
A federal judge has extended the role of the special master over the now-closed FCI Dublin women's prison, saying that a review of the Bureau of Prisons' disciplinary actions against the incarcerated women showed a "shocking" error rate of nearly half.