/tags/federal-bureau-of-prisons federal Bureau of Prisons en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sat, 07 Dec 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024-12-07/the-us-government-is-closing-a-womens-prison-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. The agency informed employees and Congress on Thursday that it plans to shutter the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, and its deactivate minimum-security prison camps in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Colorado, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Florida. Sat, 07 Dec 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024-12-07/the-us-government-is-closing-a-womens-prison-and-other-facilities-after-years-of-abuse-and-decay Michael R. Sisak and Michael Balsamo, Associated Press