Nicole “Doe” — the last name a pseudonym used Monday in a Madera County courtroom — sat just feet away from the former prison guard convicted of sexually assaulting her when she was an inmate at the ...

A former prison guard was convicted Tuesday of 64 counts of rape, sodomy and sexual battery on nine female prisoners at California’s state prison in Chowchilla. Gregory Rodriguez, 56, sat with his ...

Gazing across the crowd of women, fresh from county jail in their orange prison jumpsuits, Lena Coleman wishes she could save them all. And it's her job to try. In July, after 20 years in prison for ...

Compared with male inmates, incarcerated women report higher rates of sexual assault in prison. In September, federal prosecutors announced a civil rights investigation into sexual abuse at both ...

The sign at Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla is shown in a file photo. TOMAS OVALLE Fresno Bee file A former correctional officer at the women’s prison in Chowchilla was sentenced to ...

CHOWCHILLA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – At the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla, a powerful new voice is emerging. “The Paper Trail” is a monthly newspaper written entirely by incarcerated ...

(KRON) — New California legislation is aiming to help female inmates who are sexually assaulted by prison and jail guards behind bars. The state Assembly Public Safety Committee approved SB 898, ...

Gregory Rodriguez convicted of sexually assaulting against nine inmates from 2010–2022. Victims and their advocates delivered statements during emotional sentencing hearing. Judge will decide between ...