Female prisoners say they were raped, retaliated against

Six former Springer Correctional Center inmates have filed lawsuits since July, claiming they were raped or sexually assaulted by guards and their reports to officials at the women’s prison in northeastern New Mexico were met with indifference or retaliation.

Authors
Phaedra Haywood
Type
News
Standards
None
State
New Mexico
Facility
Prisons and Jails
Terms
Staff sexual misconduct
Staff-inmate relations
Sexual abuse
Retaliation