Update 3 p.m. Friday: A federal judge on Friday officially appointed Wendy Still as the first-ever “special master” for the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. Still will oversee changes at the Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin, a low-security women’s prison in the East Bay.
“Ms. Still and her team shall have full access to FCI Dublin, all its records, and all physical facilities as necessary to provide the Court with the information necessary to address the issues raised in the Order, both in terms of assessment and implementation. The warden shall take all steps to ensure such access,” U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers wrote in her order.
A team of experts will assist Still in working to remedy issues around sexual assault, reporting and retaliation. According to the judge’s order, that team, so far, includes nurse consultant Jackie Clark, data analyst Barbara Owen, special assistant Sara Malone, and Dawn Davison, former warden of the California Institution for Women.
Original story, 2 p.m. Friday: Prison Rape Elimination Act expert Wendy Still is poised to oversee mandatory changes at an East Bay women’s prison where allegations of sexual abuse and retaliation have persisted for years.
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