California Agrees to $1.9 Million Settlement in Prison Use-of-Force Case ^0%

KQED - By Madi Bolaños - 3/27/2026, 3:00 PM

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The Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla in 2008. California will pay $1.9 million to settle a lawsuit alleging corrections officers used excessive force, batons and chemical agents on women at the Central California Women’s Facility, causing serious injuries, raising concerns about retaliation. The California Department of... more