This spring, the Bureau of Prisons announced they were shuttering the women’s prison at FCI Dublin – after it was rocked with revelations of sexual abuse and whistleblower retaliation that led to the former warden to be indicted and convicted.

Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM), a criminal justice advocacy group, has been coordinating legal representation for women who were formerly incarcerated at Dublin.

Everyday Injustice spoke with Shanna Rifkin, the deputy general counsel at FAMM.  She discussed the situation at Dublin, the unique nature of this case, but called the overall situation a canary in the coalmine, believing that the problems at Dublin are likely systemic.

Rifkin also discussed the poorly handled transfer and her efforts to gain compassionate release for many of the victims at Dublin.

Listen as Shanna Rifkin of FAMM discusses the latest situation regarding the former FCI Dublin prison.

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 241: Attorney Discusses Dublin Prison Debacle

Decades of allegations of sexual abuse at the women’s prison at FCI-Dublin led to the stunning decision by the Bureau of Prisons to shut down the prison altogether.

A special master was appointed by the judge, who noted, “that some of the deficiencies and issues exposed within this report are likely an indication of systemwide issues within the BOP, rather than simply within FCI-Dublin.”
Everyday Injustice sat down with two survivors: Darlene Baker and Kendra Drysdale along with staff attorney Susan Beaty, Senior Attorney with the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice.

“I think what happened at Dublin was horrendous and egregious and just the scale and sort of blatant … of the abuse that went on for years and years and dozens and dozens of people were assaulted and abused is pretty shocking,” she explained.  “. I think though what anyone who’s been inside and folks who’ve worked alongside people in prison for long enough will tell you is that fortunately Dublin’s not unique. That abuse is inherent to our prison system. It’s happening in anywhere where people are incarcerated.”

Drysdale said the retaliation was horrible – they fired her from her job, took her commissary rights for seven months, and “The biggest thing they took from me was my date – my (release) date.  I was supposed to leave in October, and they raised my points, so I wasn’t unable to leave.”

She ended up being over-incarcerated by four or five months.

Listen to the stories of abuse, retaliation but also perseverance and ultimately strength and survival.

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 252: Survivors Details Abuse and Retaliation at FCI Dublin

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Reasons To Dance is back with its third installment, this time taking the form of a five tracker from label favorite St. Amp, with Will Hofbauer on the remix! Lyra Pad (Deluxe) is a deep dive into
St. Amp’s sonic world, expanding on the lush soundscapes of the previously released Lyra Pad. Will Hofbauer provides a cracker remix, in his characteristically tongue-in-cheek style.

Starting us off, St. Amp re-molds Lyra Pad, raising the BPM and energy levels with euphoria inducing effect. Organ bass lines and dazzling synths merrily dance around the four to the floor rhythms. Drifting Off Centre provides us with a colourful, waft-ready dance floor cut. A half drunk meander through the pastures. The third track, Rotten Fruit, changes the pace with skittish halftime drums lying underneath bouncey synth lines. A stepper primed for those hazy moments! Will Hofbauer sees us off with a playful reggaeton twist on the title track. Hip shaking galore!

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