Happy Sunday! 🙏❤
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Philippians 4:8
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Philippians 4:8
Rape, retaliation, mold and asbestos. The inmates stood up, the judge appointed a Special Master, then the Bureau of Prisons ordered the prison to be abruptly closed.
This is the prison I was in. Please read this article and pray for my incarcerated friends. They are in a very bad situation right now.
https://www.ktvu.com/news/fci-dublin-closing-women-transferred-elsewhere
This is the prison I was in. Please read this article and pray for my incarcerated friends. They are in a very bad situation right now.
https://www.ktvu.com/news/fci-dublin-closing-women-transferred-elsewhere
KTVU FOX 2
FCI Dublin closing, women transferred to prisons across U.S.
The scandal-plagued Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin is closing just weeks after a judge ordered the all-women's prison to be placed under unprecedented oversight, KTVU has learned.
FCI Dublin update:
https://www.ktvu.com/news/fci-dublin-warden-pushes-back-on-special-masters-authority-employees-refuse-to-report-for-duty
https://www.ktvu.com/news/fci-dublin-warden-pushes-back-on-special-masters-authority-employees-refuse-to-report-for-duty
KTVU FOX 2
FCI Dublin warden pushes back on special master's authority; employees refuse to report for duty
In her first public statement since being appointed on the day of an FBI raid at the soon-to-close federal women's prison in Dublin, Warden Nancy T. McKinney told a judge that she had no authority to delay the closure of FCI Dublin.
This is the prison I was in for J6 misdemeanors.
It was so bad when the guards screamed at us. A lot of the women have PTSD from domestic violence. It was a massive trigger and the guards knew it.
No one deserves to be treated like this, regardless their crimes.
Please pray for the inmates.
https://www.ktvu.com/news/fci-dublin-officers-scream-at-women-to-pack-before-transfer-others-released-early
It was so bad when the guards screamed at us. A lot of the women have PTSD from domestic violence. It was a massive trigger and the guards knew it.
No one deserves to be treated like this, regardless their crimes.
Please pray for the inmates.
https://www.ktvu.com/news/fci-dublin-officers-scream-at-women-to-pack-before-transfer-others-released-early
KTVU FOX 2
FCI Dublin officers scream at women to pack before transfer, others released early
Women incarcerated at the soon-to-be-shuttered FCI Dublin are complaining that they are getting treated very poorly in the rush to pack up and leave the troubled prison. At the same time, attorneys say some of their clients were sent home early for good behavior…
I read an interesting stat on the online bulletin board in prison: 86% of female inmates have been victims of violent sexual assault. All races.
All female inmates are questioned about their sexual abuse history at intake. There's supposed to be counseling for this. There isn't.
All female inmates are questioned about their sexual abuse history at intake. There's supposed to be counseling for this. There isn't.
FCI Dublin Closure Update:
https://www.ktvu.com/news/fci-dublin-prison-closure-lawyers-seek-immediate-halt-of-womens-transfers
https://www.ktvu.com/news/fci-dublin-prison-closure-lawyers-seek-immediate-halt-of-womens-transfers
KTVU FOX 2
FCI Dublin closure: Women leave prison despite lawyer's attempt to halt transfers
Lawyers representing a class of women incarcerated at the soon-to-close FCI Dublin prison filed an emergency temporary restraining order Friday, urging a judge to temporarily block the transfer of anyone who is left at the troubled women's prison.
Well this was surprising. I'm glad I'm being heard even though I only have 28 followers on X.
Keep speaking out about the issues that are important to you. Never underestimate your reach, even if your account is small.
https://headlineusa.com/prisons-bureau-closes-rape-dungeon-where-j6ers-were-held/
Keep speaking out about the issues that are important to you. Never underestimate your reach, even if your account is small.
https://headlineusa.com/prisons-bureau-closes-rape-dungeon-where-j6ers-were-held/
Headline USA
Prisons Bureau Closes 'Rape Club' Where J6ers Were Held | Headline USA
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Bureau of Prisons said Monday it will close FCI Dublin, a women’s prison in California known as the “rape club,”where multiple Jan. 6 inmates were held. The announcement of FCI Dublin’s closure comes after the FBI searched the…
The women at FCI Dublin were sexually abused by prison staff for years. Now they are being retaliated against and blamed for the prison being shut down.
https://www.ktvu.com/news/fci-dublin-prison-closure-women-describe-horrific-journey-across-u-s
https://www.ktvu.com/news/fci-dublin-prison-closure-women-describe-horrific-journey-across-u-s
KTVU FOX 2
FCI Dublin prison closure: Women describe horrific journey across U.S.
Dozens of women have shared horrific-sounding bus rides to prisons across the country as the Bureau of Prisons abruptly shut down FCI Dublin last week.
FCI Dublin Prison Closure Update:
The prison is now empty. All of the women have been transferred or released.
Thank you to those who prayed for them. I really appreciate your prayers!
https://www.ktvu.com/news/fci-dublin-cleared-out-no-women-left-in-prison
The prison is now empty. All of the women have been transferred or released.
Thank you to those who prayed for them. I really appreciate your prayers!
https://www.ktvu.com/news/fci-dublin-cleared-out-no-women-left-in-prison
KTVU FOX 2
FCI Dublin cleared out; no women left in prison
The Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin was emptied out as of Wednesday afternoon.
ICYMI, I served 78 days in federal prison for J6 misdemeanors. I am 56 and have no criminal record. The prison I was in four months ago, FCI Dublin, was just shut down due to staff corruption and unsafe conditions. It now sits empty.
I'm feeling reflective, so I wanted to share a story:
The prison phones were disabled each night. They turned back on at 6AM.
Every morning at 5:50AM, my first cell mate's alarm would awaken me. At exactly 6AM, she was on the phone calling her ill mom in WV. Her mom is her best friend. They shared their lives with each other the best they could under the circumstances. She never missed a day.
Our cell was near the phone, so like it or not, I overheard their conversations every morning - their laughter, their arguments, their stories, their tears, all of it. It was real and raw and beautiful.
I couldn't help but hear so many inmates' "private" conversations because my cell was near the phone. I was there for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. So many raw moments.
I used to say things about inmates like, "They earned this" (not knowing what "this" was), and "If you can't do the time, don't do the crime."
I didn't understand that by saying and believing these things so unquestioningly, I was viewing inmates as "others." I didn't see them as individuals with lives and relationships, dreams and fears, hopes and regrets. I didn't realize I was further dehumanizing them by "othering" them. Then I was one of them. And for the first time in my life, I truly saw them.
I hope that this post can maybe help you see them, too.
I'm feeling reflective, so I wanted to share a story:
The prison phones were disabled each night. They turned back on at 6AM.
Every morning at 5:50AM, my first cell mate's alarm would awaken me. At exactly 6AM, she was on the phone calling her ill mom in WV. Her mom is her best friend. They shared their lives with each other the best they could under the circumstances. She never missed a day.
Our cell was near the phone, so like it or not, I overheard their conversations every morning - their laughter, their arguments, their stories, their tears, all of it. It was real and raw and beautiful.
I couldn't help but hear so many inmates' "private" conversations because my cell was near the phone. I was there for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. So many raw moments.
I used to say things about inmates like, "They earned this" (not knowing what "this" was), and "If you can't do the time, don't do the crime."
I didn't understand that by saying and believing these things so unquestioningly, I was viewing inmates as "others." I didn't see them as individuals with lives and relationships, dreams and fears, hopes and regrets. I didn't realize I was further dehumanizing them by "othering" them. Then I was one of them. And for the first time in my life, I truly saw them.
I hope that this post can maybe help you see them, too.
It's really nice closing my eyes and envisioning every cell and every building at FCI Dublin being vacant. I like to walk around there in my mind. Feels good.
Much respect to the courageous inmates who spoke out against their rapes by staff, despite the retaliation. I hope to never stop giving them a bigger voice.
https://www.ktvu.com/news/women-say-dublin-prison-chaplain-used-bible-god-to-manipulate-them-to-have-sex
Much respect to the courageous inmates who spoke out against their rapes by staff, despite the retaliation. I hope to never stop giving them a bigger voice.
https://www.ktvu.com/news/women-say-dublin-prison-chaplain-used-bible-god-to-manipulate-them-to-have-sex
Happy Sunday! 🙏❤
"And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!" Matthew 6: 28-30
"And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!" Matthew 6: 28-30