The Department of Justice is preparing to send formal letters to California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Maine Gov. Janet Mills, confirming a probe into whether female inmates’ constitutional rights have been violated by housing biological males in women’s facilities. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon confirmed the move Thursday, zeroing in on specific prisons already tied to serious accusations.
At the center of the investigation: the California Institution for Women in San Bernardino County, Central California Women’s Facility in Madera County, and Maine Correctional Center in Windham. All three have been linked to claims of sexual assault, harassment, and intimidation involving transgender inmates housed with women.
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