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| RE: Fwd: Sexual abuse at Florida prison was systemic, brazen, suit | |
| From | Hugh Hurwitz |
| To | Alix McLearen, Jill S. Roth |
| Date | 2019/12/06 12:14 |
| Subject: | RE: Fwd: Sexual abuse at Florida prison was systemic, brazen, suit |
| Attachments: | TEXT.htm |
I had not heard about it either until the article came out today. Report whatever data you have. If you don’t have exactly what they want that is fine.¶
¶Jill S. Roth jsroth@bop.gov 12/6/2019 12:10 PM >><>
Are you wanting the data for all the years the person asked for? I don’t think I can break it down as much as they want, but I can get close. Also, this is the first I’ve heard anything about this apparent rampant abuse. This is either a breakdown in communication or I am not in the need to know category.¶
Jill¶
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone¶
----- Original message ----- From: Hugh Hurwitz HHurwitz@bop.gov Date: 12/6/19 11:41 AM (GMT-05:00) To: Alison Leukefeld aleukefeld@bop.gov, Alix McLearen amclearen@bop.gov, “Jill S. Roth” jsroth@bop.gov Subject: Re: Fwd: Sexual abuse at Florida prison was systemic, brazen, suit says | Miami Herald¶
¶“Hugh Hurwitz” 12/06/2019 11:41 >>> We should be able to provide this from the annual prea report, right? Can we do today?
¶Loneryl Burns 12/6/2019 11:33 AM >>> Adding Hugh and Jill.
Are we able to provide the stats they are requesting?¶
Thanks, Loneryl¶
¶Loneryl Burns 12/6/2019 10:57 AM >>> Thanks Ken!
¶Kenneth Hyle 12/6/2019 10:54 AM >>> Hello Loneryl - From our end:
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The Federal Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) takes allegations of staff misconduct seriously and, consistent with national policy, refers all allegations for investigation. The Bureau learned of allegations of sexual abuse through initial inmate complaints, and subsequently through administrative claims filed under the Federal Torts Claim Act. All allegations brought to the Bureau’s attention were investigated by the Office of Internal Affairs.¶
¶Loneryl Burns 12/6/2019 10:13 AM >>>
Good Morning All,¶
Please see the below questions from CJS. Can you please advise on the response?¶
Thanks,¶
Loneryl¶
¶” Lucas, Daniel (JMD)” Daniel.Lucas2@usdoj.gov 12/6/2019 8:21 AM >>
Good morning all-¶
Please see incoming below from CJS this morning. Is BOP able to assist with response?¶
Thanks, Dan¶
CJS:¶
This is an incredibly troubling story and it’s now a lawsuit. Was BOP aware of these reports in the past? It sounds like there were multiple reports. Please keep us updated.¶
In general, how many instances of unwanted sexual contact are reported at BOP facilities each year FY 2014-2019; how many of these were inmate only related and how many were inmate and BOP staff related; and how many were male institutions vs female institutions? In regards to PREA, are only inmates at the facility interviewed? The story references inmates who were moved out of the facility and into other facilities in advance of PREA investigators arriving.¶
Thanks.¶
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Rape is rampant at this women’s prison. Anyone who complains is punished, lawsuit says.¶
December 04, 2019 10:47 AM¶
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A Miami Herald I-Team investigation into corruption, sexual abuse and medical neglect at the largest women’s prison in the nation, Lowell Correctional. Reporting by Julie K. Brown / jbrown@miamiherald.com. By Emily Michot¶
For years, male officers at the women’s work camp at Coleman Federal Correctional Complex sexually harassed and assaulted inmates in what amounted to a “sanctuary” for systemic abuse, a space where they were shielded from any consequences.¶
If the women complained about being groped, fondled or forced to perform sex acts on officers, the inmates were the ones who were punished.¶
Fourteen women, ranging in age from 30 to 56 and nearly all first-time offenders, have banded together to sue the United States, not under pseudonyms but under their real names, over the abuse they say they’ve endured at the Bureau of Prisons-operated camp. Seven of the women are still incarcerated.¶
The lawsuit seeks compensation and an overhaul of the prison. It was filed this week.¶
An aerial view of the sprawling Coleman complex¶
Coleman officials did not immediately respond to a request from the Miami Herald for comment.¶
The litigation is the latest manifestation of dysfunction in a federal prison system that seemingly hit bottom when Jeffrey Epstein, perhaps the most high-profile detainee in the nation, was found hanged Aug. 10 in his cell at another BOP facility, the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan, while officers dozed nearby. The death, which led to the summary removal of the acting director of the prison system, has been termed a suicide. It occurred despite what was described as a previous suicide attempt three weeks earlier.¶
Although it touches on a second institution in Tallahassee, the lawsuit focuses primarily on Coleman, the largest prison complex in the federal system. Located in Sumter County near Wildwood, it houses more than 6,000 inmates in a series of compounds and camps, including roughly 500 women, the complaint says¶
In stark, chilling detail, the lawsuit describes pervasive abuse — how women were coerced and threatened, how they were lured into private offices or remote sheds with no surveillance cameras, or stalked relentlessly by corrections officers until they had no choice but to submit.¶
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The officers — all of whom are identified in the lawsuit, at least by last name — would at times display computer screens showing the women the exact location of their families, a pointed message that their relatives could be targeted if the women didn’t cooperate. Some of the women had minor children. In some cases, officers wanted to maintain relationships with the women after they had served their time, according to the lawsuit.¶
The lawsuit says Coleman employed no fewer than seven officers who took advantage of their authority and access to sexually abuse the women. Some of the officers had been investigated for sexual abuse in the past, with nothing coming of it, the lawsuit alleges.¶
The Miami Herald requested personnel files on all of the named officers to see if there were telltale warnings in their backgrounds. The Bureau of Prisons responded that absent an “overriding public interest,” it would not provide such documents, calling the provision of such records“an unwarranted invasion of their personal privacy.”¶
The male staffers maintained total control over the women’s lives, safety and well-being. At least one victim said she was ordered to begin birth control to avoid the possibility of becoming pregnant and another was given a morning-after pill by an officer.¶
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| Re: Fwd: Sexual abuse at Florida prison was systemic, brazen, suit says | Miami Herald |
| From | Loneryl Burns |
| To | Alison Leukefeld, Alix McLearenBradley T GrossBeth Reese, Hugh Hurwitz, Jill S. Roth, James Wills, Kenneth HyleSusan AllisonSonya Thompson |
| Date | 2019/12/06 13:21 |
|---|
| Subject: | Re: Fwd: Sexual abuse at Florida prison was systemic, brazen, suit says | Miami Herald |
Attachments: TEXT.htm¶
Thanks Hugh!¶
¶Hugh Hurwitz 12/6/2019 1:10 PM >>>>
Jill provided the following info:¶
This is just for inmate on inmate sexually abusive behavior since Beth already provided the staff on inmate totals. Like Beth, we can’t accurately break down the allegations by facility gender. If they need allegation totals for female inmates, it is possible ORE may be able to pull that (Sue is copied here).¶
These numbers are total number of allegations of inmate-on-inmate sexually abusive behavior for each calendar year requested with the exception of CY 2019 because it is not over and we have not reviewed the data yet. Sexually abusive behavior encompasses acts (penetration), contact (fondling), and harassment (noncontact offenses). I break down the substantiated cases by type.¶
2014 - 324 allegations; 12 Substantiated (2 ACT, 6 CON, 6 HAR)¶
2015 - 365 allegations; 17 Substantiated (7 ACT, 7 CON, 3 HAR)¶
2016 - 334 allegations; 25 Substantiated (4 ACT, 11 CON, 10 HAR)¶
2017 - 417 allegations; 26 Substantiated (2 ACT, 12 CON, 12 HAR)¶
2018 - 489 allegations; 29 Substantiated (8 ACT, 11 CON, 10 HAR)¶
¶Loneryl Burns 12/6/2019 11:33 AM >>>
Adding Hugh and Jill.¶
Are we able to provide the stats they are requesting?¶
Thanks,¶
Loneryl¶
¶Loneryl Burns 12/6/2019 10:57 AM >>>
Thanks Ken!¶
¶Kenneth Hyle 12/6/2019 10:54 AM >>>
Hello Loneryl -¶
From our end:¶
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The Federal Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) takes allegations of staff misconduct seriously and, consistent with national policy, refers all allegations for investigation. The Bureau learned of allegations of sexual abuse through initial inmate complaints, and subsequently through administrative claims filed under the Federal Torts Claim Act. All allegations brought to the Bureau’s attention were investigated by the Office of Internal Affairs.¶
¶Loneryl Burns 12/6/2019 10:13 AM >>>
Good Morning All,¶
Please see the below questions from CJS. Can you please advise on the response?¶
Thanks,¶
Loneryl¶
¶“Lucas, Daniel (JMD)” Daniel.Lucas2@usdoj.gov 12/6/2019 8:21 AM >><>
Good morning all-¶
Please see incoming below from CJS this morning. Is BOP able to assist with response?¶
Thanks, Dan¶
CJS:¶
This is an incredibly troubling story and it’s now a lawsuit. Was BOP aware of these reports in the past? It sounds like there were multiple reports. Please keep us updated.¶
In general, how many instances of unwanted sexual contact are reported at BOP facilities each year FY 2014-2019; how many of these were inmate only related and how many were inmate and BOP staff related; and how many were male institutions vs female institutions? In regards to PREA, are only inmates at the facility interviewed? The story references inmates who were moved out of the facility and into other facilities in advance of PREA investigators arriving.¶
Thanks.¶
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Rape is rampant at this women’s prison. Anyone who complains is punished, lawsuit says.¶
December 04, 2019 10:47 AM¶
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A Miami Herald 1-team investigation into corruption, sexual abuse and medical neglect at the largest women’s prison in the nation, Lowell Correctional. Reporting by Julie K. Brown / jbrown@miamiherald.com. By Emily Michot¶
For years, male officers at the women’s work camp at Coleman Federal Correctional Complex sexually harassed and assaulted inmates in what amounted to a “sanctuary” for systemic abuse, a space where they were shielded from any consequences.¶
If the women complained about being groped, fondled or forced to perform sex acts on officers, the inmates were the ones who were punished.¶
Fourteen women, ranging in age from 30 to 56 and nearly all first-time offenders, have banded together to sue the United States, not under pseudonyms but under their real names, over the abuse they say they’ve endured at the Bureau of Prisons-operated camp. Seven of the women are still incarcerated.¶
The lawsuit seeks compensation and an overhaul of the prison. It was filed this week.¶
An aerial view of the sprawling Coleman complex¶
Coleman officials did not immediately respond to a request from the Miami Herald for comment.¶
The litigation is the latest manifestation of dysfunction in a federal prison system that seemingly hit bottom when Jeffrey Epstein, perhaps the most high-profile detainee in the nation, was found hanged Aug. 10 in his cell at another BOP facility, the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan, while officers dozed nearby. The death, which led to the summary removal of the acting director of the prison system, has been termed a suicide. It occurred despite what was described as a previous suicide attempt three weeks earlier.¶
Although it touches on a second institution in Tallahassee, the lawsuit focuses primarily on Coleman, the largest prison complex in the federal system. Located in Sumter County near Wildwood, it houses more than 6,000 inmates in a series of compounds and camps, including roughly 500 women, the complaint says¶
In stark, chilling detail, the lawsuit describes pervasive abuse — how women were coerced and threatened, how they were lured into private offices or remote sheds with no surveillance cameras, or stalked relentlessly by corrections officers until they had no choice but to submit.¶
The officers — all of whom are identified in the lawsuit. at least by last name —¶
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would at times display computer screens showing the women the exact location of their families, a pointed message that their relatives could be targeted if the women didn’t cooperate. Some of the women had minor children. In some cases, officers wanted to maintain relationships with the women after they had served their time, according to the lawsuit.¶
The lawsuit says Coleman employed no fewer than seven officers who took advantage of their authority and access to sexually abuse the women. Some of the officers had been investigated for sexual abuse in the past, with nothing coming of it, the lawsuit alleges.¶
The Miami Herald requested personnel files on all of the named officers to see if there were telltale warnings in their backgrounds. The Bureau of Prisons responded that absent an “overriding public interest,” it would not provide such documents, calling the provision of such records“an unwarranted invasion of their personal privacy.”¶
The male staffers maintained total control over the women’s lives, safety and well-being. At least one victim said she was ordered to begin birth control to avoid the possibility of becoming pregnant and another was given a morning-after pill by an officer.¶
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RE: Fwd: Sexual abuse at Florida prison was systemic, brazen, suit¶
| From | Jill S. Roth |
|---|
| To | Hugh Hurwitz |
|---|
| Date | 2019/12/06 12:16 |
|---|
Subject: RE: Fwd: Sexual abuse at Florida prison was systemic, brazen,¶
Attachments: TEXT.htm¶
I guess you don’t need to know either…¶
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone¶
| ----- Original message ----- |
| From: Hugh Hurwitz <HHurwitz@bop.gov> |
| Date: 12/6/19 12:14 PM(GMT-05:00) |
| To: "Jill S. Roth" <jsroth@bop.gov> |
| Cc: Alix McLearen <amclearen@bop.gov> |
| Subject: RE: Fwd: Sexual abuse at Florida prison was systemic, brazen, suit |
¶” “Hugh Hurwitz” 12/06/2019 12:14 >><>
I had not heard about it either until the article came out today. Report whatever data you have. If you don’t have exactly what they want that is fine.¶
¶Jill S. Roth jsroth@bop.gov 12/6/2019 12:10 PM >>
¶Jill S. Roth jsroth@bop.gov 12/6/2019 12:10 PM >>>
Are you wanting the data for all the years the person asked for? I don’t think I can break it down as much as they want, but I can get close. Also, this is the first I’ve heard anything about this apparent rampant abuse. This is either a breakdown in communication or I am not in the need to know category.¶
Jill¶
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone¶
Original message¶
From: Hugh Hurwitz HHurwitz@bop.gov¶
Date: 12/6/19 11:41 AM (GMT-05:00)¶
To: Alison Leukefeld aleukefeld@bop.gov, Alix McLearen amclearen@bop.gov, “Jill S. Roth”¶
Subject: Re: Fwd: Sexual abuse at Florida prison was systemic, brazen, suit says | Miami Herald¶
¶” “Hugh Hunwitz” 12/06/2019 11:41 >><>
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We should be able to provide this from the annual prea report, right? Can we do today?¶
¶Loneryl Burns 12/6/2019 11:33 AM >>>
Adding Hugh and Jill.¶
Are we able to provide the stats they are requesting?¶
Thanks,¶
Loneryl¶
¶Loneryl Burns 12/6/2019 10:57 AM >>>
Thanks Ken!¶
¶Kenneth Hyle 12/6/2019 10:54 AM >>>
Hello Loneryl -¶
From our end:¶
The Federal Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) takes allegations of staff misconduct seriously and, consistent with national policy, refers all allegations for investigation. The Bureau learned of allegations of sexual abuse through initial inmate complaints, and subsequently through administrative claims filed under the Federal Torts Claim Act. All allegations brought to the Bureau’s attention were investigated by the Office of Internal Affairs.¶
¶Loneryl Burns 12/6/2019 10:13 AM >>>
Good Morning All,¶
Please see the below questions from CJS. Can you please advise on the response?¶
Thanks,¶
Loneryl¶
¶” Lucas, Daniel (JMD)” Daniel.Lucas2@usdoj.gov 12/6/2019 8:21 AM >><>
Good morning all-¶
Please see incoming below from CJS this morning. Is BOP able to assist with response?¶
Thanks, Dan¶
CJS:¶
This is an incredibly troubling story and it’s now a lawsuit. Was BOP aware of these reports in the past? It sounds like there were multiple reports. Please keep us updated.¶
In general, how many instances of unwanted sexual contact are reported at BOP facilities each year FY 2014-2019; how many of these were inmate only related and how many were inmate and BOP staff related; and how many were male institutions vs female institutions? In regards to PREA, are only inmates at the facility interviewed? The story references inmates who were¶
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moved out of the facility and into other facilities in advance of PREA investigators arriving.¶
Thanks.¶
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Rape is rampant at this women’s prison. Anyone who complains is punished, lawsuit says.¶
December 04, 2019 10:47 AM¶
A Miami Herald I-Team investigation into corruption, sexual abuse and medical neglect at the largest women’s prison in the nation, Lowell Correctional. Reporting by Julie K. Brown / jbrown@miamiherald.com. By Emily Michot¶
For years, male officers at the women’s work camp at Coleman Federal Correctional Complex sexually harassed and assaulted inmates in what amounted to a “sanctuary” for systemic abuse, a space where they were shielded from any consequences.¶
If the women complained about being groped, fondled or forced to perform sex acts on officers, the inmates were the ones who were punished.¶
Fourteen women, ranging in age from 30 to 56 and nearly all first-time offenders, have banded together to sue the United States, not under pseudonyms but under their real names, over the abuse they say they’ve endured at the Bureau of Prisons- operated camp. Seven of the women are still incarcerated.¶
The lawsuit seeks compensation and an overhaul of the prison. It was filed this week.¶
An aerial view of the sprawling Coleman complex¶
Coleman officials did not immediately respond to a request from the Miami Herald for comment.¶
The litigation is the latest manifestation of dysfunction in a federal prison system that seemingly hit bottom when Jeffrey Epstein, perhaps the most high-profile detainee in the nation, was found hanged Aug. 10 in his cell at another BOP facility, the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan, while officers dozed nearby. The¶
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death, which led to the summary removal of the acting director of the prison system, has been termed a suicide. It occurred despite what was described as a previous suicide attempt three weeks earlier.¶
Although it touches on a second institution in Tallahassee, the lawsuit focuses primarily on Coleman, the largest prison complex in the federal system. Located in Sumter County near Wildwood, it houses more than 6,000 inmates in a series of compounds and camps, including roughly 500 women, the complaint says¶
In stark, chilling detail, the lawsuit describes pervasive abuse — how women were coerced and threatened, how they were lured into private offices or remote sheds with no surveillance cameras, or stalked relentlessly by corrections officers until they had no choice but to submit.¶
The officers — all of whom are identified in the lawsuit, at least by last name — would at times display computer screens showing the women the exact location of their families, a pointed message that their relatives could be targeted if the women didn’t cooperate. Some of the women had minor children. In some cases, officers wanted to maintain relationships with the women after they had served their time, according to the lawsuit.¶
The lawsuit says Coleman employed no fewer than seven officers who took advantage of their authority and access to sexually abuse the women. Some of the officers had been investigated for sexual abuse in the past, with nothing coming of it, the lawsuit alleges.¶
The Miami Herald requested personnel files on all of the named officers to see if there were telltale warnings in their backgrounds. The Bureau of Prisons responded that absent an “overriding public interest,” it would not provide such documents, calling the provision of such records“an unwarranted invasion of their personal privacy.”¶
The male staffers maintained total control over the women’s lives, safety and well-being. At least one victim said she was ordered to begin birth control to avoid the possibility of becoming pregnant and another was given a morning-after pill by an officer.¶
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| Re: Fwd: Sexual abuse at Florida prison was systemic, brazen, suit says | Miami Herald | |
| From | Loneryl Burns |
| To | Alix McLearenBradley T Gross,Beth Reese,Hugh Hurwitz,Jill S. Roth,James Wills,Kenneth HyleSusan AllisonSonya Thompson |
| Date | 2019/12/06 12:24 |
| Subject: | Re: Fwd: Sexual abuse at Florida prison was systemic,brazen,suit says Miami Herald |
| Attachments: | TEXT.htm |
Thanks Beth!¶
¶Beth Reese 12/6/2019 12:21 PM >> >
We can give numbers of cases that we have that raise sexual abuse allegations, but those would relate only to staff/inmate cases, and I would not describe them as “unwanted sexual contact” so much as impermissible sexual contact. We also don’t have a breakdown of male/female facilities - this question would be complicated to answer. Coleman, for example, is generally a male facility, but females are at the camp.¶
Here are the raw numbers of staff/inmate cases:¶
FY 2014 - 501¶
FY 2015 - 372¶
FY 2016 - 466¶
FY 2017 - 377¶
FY 2018 - 516¶
FY 2019 - 439¶
On average, we sustain charges in fewer than 5% of cases.¶
Beth Reese¶
U.S. Department of Justice¶
Federal Bureau of Prisons¶
Office of Internal Affairs¶
320 First Street, N.W., Room 600¶
Washington, D.C. 20534¶
(202) 353-2114 (direct)¶
(202) 307-3286 (main)¶
(202) 514-8625 (fax)¶
¶Loneryl Burns 12/6/2019 11:33 AM >>>
Adding Hugh and Jill.¶
Are we able to provide the stats they are requesting?¶
Thanks,¶
Loneryl¶
¶Loneryl Burns 12/6/2019 10:57 AM >>>
Thanks Ken!¶
¶Kenneth Hyle 12/6/2019 10:54 AM >>>
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Hello Loneryl -¶
From our end:¶
The Federal Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) takes allegations of staff misconduct seriously and, consistent with national policy, refers all allegations for investigation. The Bureau learned of allegations of sexual abuse through initial inmate complaints, and subsequently through administrative claims filed under the Federal Torts Claim Act. All allegations brought to the Bureau’s attention were investigated by the Office of Internal Affairs.¶
¶Loneryl Burns 12/6/2019 10:13 AM >>>
Good Morning All,¶
Please see the below questions from CJS. Can you please advise on the response?¶
Thanks,¶
Loneryl¶
¶“Lucas, Daniel (JMD)” Daniel.Lucas2@usdoj.gov 12/6/2019 8:21 AM >><>
Good morning all-¶
Please see incoming below from CJS this morning. Is BOP able to assist with response?¶
Thanks, Dan¶
CJS:¶
This is an incredibly troubling story and it’s now a lawsuit. Was BOP aware of these reports in the past? It sounds like there were multiple reports. Please keep us updated.¶
In general, how many instances of unwanted sexual contact are reported at BOP facilities each year FY 2014-2019; how many of these were inmate only related and how many were inmate and BOP staff related; and how many were male institutions vs female institutions? In regards to PREA, are only inmates at the facility interviewed? The story references inmates who were moved out of the facility and into other facilities in advance of PREA investigators arriving.¶
Thanks.¶
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Rape is rampant at this women’s prison. Anyone who complains is punished, lawsuit says.¶
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December 04, 2019 10:47 AM¶
A Miami Herald I-Team investigation into corruption, sexual abuse and medical neglect at the largest women’s prison in the nation, Lowell Correctional. Reporting by Julie K. Brown / jbrown@miamiherald.com. By Emily Michot¶
For years, male officers at the women’s work camp at Coleman Federal Correctional Complex sexually harassed and assaulted inmates in what amounted to a “sanctuary” for systemic abuse, a space where they were shielded from any consequences.¶
If the women complained about being groped, fondled or forced to perform sex acts on officers, the inmates were the ones who were punished.¶
Fourteen women, ranging in age from 30 to 56 and nearly all first-time offenders, have banded together to sue the United States, not under pseudonyms but under their real names, over the abuse they say they’ve endured at the Bureau of Prisons-operated camp. Seven of the women are still incarcerated.¶
The lawsuit seeks compensation and an overhaul of the prison. It was filed this week.¶
An aerial view of the sprawling Coleman complex¶
Coleman officials did not immediately respond to a request from the Miami Herald for comment.¶
The litigation is the latest manifestation of dysfunction in a federal prison system that seemingly hit bottom when Jeffrey Epstein, perhaps the most high-profile detainee in the nation, was found hanged Aug. 10 in his cell at another BOP facility, the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan, while officers dozed nearby. The death, which led to the summary removal of the acting director of the prison system, has been termed a suicide. It occurred despite what was described as a previous suicide attempt three weeks earlier.¶
Although it touches on a second institution in Tallahassee, the lawsuit focuses primarily on Coleman, the largest prison complex in the federal system. Located in Sumter County near Wildwood, it houses more than 6,000 inmates in a series of compounds and camps, including roughly 500 women, the complaint says¶
In stark, chilling detail, the lawsuit describes pervasive abuse — how women were coerced and threatened, how they were lured into private offices or remote sheds with no surveillance cameras, or stalked relentlessly by corrections officers until they¶
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had no choice but to submit.¶
The officers — all of whom are identified in the lawsuit, at least by last name — would at times display computer screens showing the women the exact location of their families, a pointed message that their relatives could be targeted if the women didn’t cooperate. Some of the women had minor children. In some cases, officers wanted to maintain relationships with the women after they had served their time, according to the lawsuit.¶
The lawsuit says Coleman employed no fewer than seven officers who took advantage of their authority and access to sexually abuse the women. Some of the officers had been investigated for sexual abuse in the past, with nothing coming of it, the lawsuit alleges.¶
The Miami Herald requested personnel files on all of the named officers to see if there were telltale warnings in their backgrounds. The Bureau of Prisons responded that absent an “overriding public interest,” it would not provide such documents, calling the provision of such records“an unwarranted invasion of their personal privacy.”¶
The male staffers maintained total control over the women’s lives, safety and well-being. At least one victim said she was ordered to begin birth control to avoid the possibility of becoming pregnant and another was given a morning-after pill by an officer.¶
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Re: Fwd: Sexual abuse at Florida prison was systemic, brazen, suit says | Miami Herald¶
| From | Loneryl Burns |
|---|
| To | Alison LeukefeldAlix McLearenHugh Hurwitz, Jill S. Roth |
|---|
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Attachments: TEXT.htm¶
Thanks Jill!¶
¶Jill S. Roth 12/6/2019 12:27 PM >>>
I’m working on mine now but will send it to Hugh so he can review it first. I also won’t be able to break it down by male and female inmates (not accurately anyway since some locations, like Coleman have both) so I won’t put that information in. Also, my numbers will be sexually abusive behavior allegations (acts, contact, and harassment). I’ll send it to Hugh within the hour.¶
Jill¶
¶Loneryl Burns 12/6/2019 12:24 PM >><>
Thanks Beth!¶
¶Beth Reese 12/6/2019 12:21 PM >><>
We can give numbers of cases that we have that raise sexual abuse allegations, but those would relate only to staff/inmate cases, and I would not describe them as “unwanted sexual contact” so much as impermissible sexual contact. We also don’t have a breakdown of male/female facilities - this question would be complicated to answer. Coleman, for example, is generally a male facility, but females are at the camp.¶
Here are the raw numbers of staff/inmate cases:¶
FY 2014 - 501¶
FY 2015 - 372¶
FY 2016 - 466¶
FY 2017 - 377¶
FY 2018 - 516¶
FY 2019 - 439¶
On average, we sustain charges in fewer than 5% of cases.¶
Beth Reese¶
U. S. Department of Justice¶
Federal Bureau of Prisons¶
320 First Street, N.W., Room 600¶
Washington, D.C. 20534¶
Office of Internal Affairs¶
(202) 353-2114 (direct)¶
(202) 514-8625 (fax)¶
| (202) 307-3286 (main) |¶
¶Loneryl Burns 12/6/2019 11:33 AM >>>
Adding Hugh and Jill.¶
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Are we able to provide the stats they are requesting?¶
Thanks,¶
Loneryl¶
¶Loneryl Burns 12/6/2019 10:57 AM >>>
Thanks Ken!¶
¶Kenneth Hyle 12/6/2019 10:54 AM >>>
Hello Loneryl -¶
From our end:¶
The Federal Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) takes allegations of staff misconduct seriously and, consistent with national policy, refers all allegations for investigation. The Bureau learned of allegations of sexual abuse through initial inmate complaints, and subsequently through administrative claims filed under the Federal Torts Claim Act. All allegations brought to the Bureau’s attention were investigated by the Office of Internal Affairs.¶
¶Loneryl Burns 12/6/2019 10:13 AM >>>
Good Morning All,¶
Please see the below questions from CJS. Can you please advise on the response?¶
Thanks,¶
Loneryl¶
¶” Lucas, Daniel (JMD)” Daniel.Lucas2@usdoj.gov 12/6/2019 8:21 AM >><>
Good morning all-¶
Please see incoming below from CJS this morning. Is BOP able to assist with response?¶
Thanks, Dan¶
CJS:¶
This is an incredibly troubling story and it’s now a lawsuit. Was BOP aware of these reports in the past? It sounds like there were multiple reports. Please keep us updated.¶
In general, how many instances of unwanted sexual contact are reported at BOP facilities each year FY 2014-2019; how many of these were inmate only related and how many were inmate and BOP staff related; and how many were male institutions vs female institutions? In regards to PREA, are only inmates at the facility interviewed? The story references inmates who were moved out of the facility and into other facilities in advance of PREA investigators arriving.¶
Thanks.¶
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EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_12_05_12_36&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5e02cdad9d-a35a3b41b3-174511049¶
Rape is rampant at this women’s prison. Anyone who complains is punished, lawsuit says.¶
December 04, 2019 10:47 AM¶
A Miami Herald I-Team investigation into corruption, sexual abuse and medical neglect at the largest women’s prison in the nation, Lowell Correctional. Reporting by Julie K. Brown / jbrown@miamiherald.com. By Emily Michot¶
For years, male officers at the women’s work camp at Coleman Federal Correctional Complex sexually harassed and assaulted inmates in what amounted to a sanctuary for systemic abuse, a space where they were shielded from any consequences.¶
If the women complained about being groped, fondled or forced to perform sex acts on officers, the inmates were the ones who were punished.¶
Fourteen women, ranging in age from 30 to 56 and nearly all first-time offenders, have banded together to sue the United States, not under pseudonyms but under their real names, over the abuse they say they’ve endured at the Bureau of Prisons-operated camp. Seven of the women are still incarcerated.The lawsuit seeks compensation and an overhaul of the prison. It was filed this week.¶
An aerial view of the sprawling Coleman complex¶
Coleman officials did not immediately respond to a request from the Miami Herald for comment.¶
The litigation is the latest manifestation of dysfunction in a federal prison system that seemingly hit bottom when Jeffrey Epstein, perhaps the most high-profile detainee in the nation, was found hanged Aug. 10 in his cell at another BOP facility, the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan, while officers dozed nearby. The death, which led to the summary removal of the acting director of the prison system, has been termed a suicide. It occurred despite what was described as a previous suicide attempt three weeks earlier.¶
Although it touches on a second institution in Tallahassee, the lawsuit focuses primarily on Coleman, the largest prison complex in the federal system. Located in Sumter County near Wildwood, it houses more than 6,000 inmates in a series of compounds and camps, including roughly 500 women, the complaint says In stark, chilling detail, the lawsuit describes pervasive abuse how women were coerced and threatened, how they were lured into private offices or remote sheds with no surveillance cameras, or stalked relentlessly by corrections officers until they had no choice but to submit.¶
The officers all of whom are identified in the lawsuit, at least by last name would at times display computer screens showing the women the exact location of their families, a pointed message that their relatives could be targeted if the women didn’t cooperate. Some of the women had minor children. In some cases, officers wanted to maintain relationships with the women after they had served their time, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit says Coleman employed no fewer than seven officers who took advantage of their authority and access to sexually abuse the women. Some of the officers had been investigated for sexual abuse in the past, with nothing coming of it, the lawsuit alleges.¶
The Miami Herald requested personnel files on all of the named officers to see if there were telltale warnings in their backgrounds. The Bureau of Prisons responded that absent an overriding public interest, it would not provide such documents, calling the provision of such records an unwarranted invasion of their personal privacy.¶
The male staffers maintained total control over the women’s lives, safety and well-being. At least one victim said she was ordered to begin birth control to avoid the possibility of becoming pregnant and another was given a morning-after pill by an officer.¶
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Fwd: MCC Visit Thursday¶
| From | Adam Johnson |
To. Charisma EdgeJermaine Darden, James PetrucciLee PlourdeStephanie¶
10¶
ScannellShirley V. Skipper-Scott¶
| Date | 2019/08/13 15:28 |
|---|
Subject: Fwd: MCC Visit Thursday¶
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Warden,¶
Per our discussion, please see the below request for a tour of the SHU and suicide watch areas by the US Attorney and his staff Thursday, August 15. I will try to arrange it for 10 am, but we may be subject to the US Attorney’s schedule. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.¶
Thank you,¶
Adam¶
| Adam M. Johnson |
| Supervisory Staff Attorney |
| CLC New York |
| Metropolitan Correctional Center |
| 150 Park Row |
| New York, New York 10007 |
| p: (646)836-6455 |
| f: (646)836-7665 |
The list of visitors from our office is below:¶
As discussed, we would like to see the 2 $ ^{nd} $ floor pscyh observation and suicide watch area; the 9 $ ^{th} $ floor SHU, and Epstein’s cell, which we understand to still be cordoned off. As discussed, we would appreciate if only MCC legal would escort us, and we will not speak to any of the guards present given the ongoing investigations. Please give me a call with any questions, and let us know what time and where we should go, and if it would be easier for us to enter via the 3 $ ^{rd} $ floor bridge.¶
Thanks,¶
Assistant United States Attorney Southern District of New York¶
Tel: (212) 637-2423¶
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Epstein, Jeffrey , Reg. No. 76318-054X¶
| Date | 2019/08/13 14:11 |
|---|
Subject: Epstein, Jeffrey , Reg. No. 76318-054X¶
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Suicide Timeline:¶
RE: Epstein, Jeffrey , Reg. No. 76318-054¶
Friday, August 9, 2019¶
8:00 am: inmate Reyes Efrain, Reg. No. 85993-054 departs for court (WAB-USMS-SDNY). Reyes is Epstein’s cellmate.¶
8:30 am: inmate Epstein arrives in Attorney Conference. He is visited by several attorneys throughout the day.¶
6:45 pm: inmate Epstein departs attorney conference and returns to SHU.¶
7:00 pm: inmate Epstein provided a social call by IDO. IDO reports inmate Epstein was in good spirits, nothing unusual.¶
Saturday, August 10, 2019¶
6:33 am: Body alarm activated in SHU. Staff found inmate Epstein unresponsive in cell. Staff reported to bedside of inmate and attempted to wake him. Control announced medical emergency. CPR initiated¶
6:35 am: Medical staff (on duty PA) on site, CPR already in progress medical staff continues CPR and AED applied on inmate. Control called for ambulance¶
6:40 am: S. Skipper-Scott, AW notified¶
6:45 am: EMS arrives, paramedics continue CPR. Inmate Epstein remains unresponsive. Inmate Epstein is intubated, given three rounds of Epinephrine, IV access started, IO initiated. No pulse found, no shock advised, inmate prepared for transport to local hospital.¶
7:00 am: Institution placed on modified operations¶
7:10 am: EMS departs institution enroute to Beekman Hospital.¶
7:19 am: USMS notified of incident.¶
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7:20 am: SIS Lt notified.¶
7:30 am: L. N’Diaye, Warden arrives at institution. C.Edge, AW notified.¶
7:32 am: PIO notified of incident by the Warden.¶
7:36 am: Official time of death reported by ER physician.¶
7:40 am: Acting Chief Psychologist notified.¶
8:00 am: S.Skipper-Scott, AW and J. Darden, Captain arrives at institution.¶
8:10 am: SIS Lt arrives at institution.¶
8:10 am: CMC and SCSS notified.¶
8:34 am: FBI notified.¶
9:00 am: AUSA notified.¶
9:00 am: C. Edge arrives at institution.¶
Cont. Saturday, August 10, 2019¶
9:00 am: SIS Lt. Reports to SHU. Interviews will be conducted with inmates assigned to tier.¶
9:15 am: CMC arrives at institution.¶
9:30 am: Acting Chief Psychologist arrived to the institution.¶
9:50 am: SCSS arrives at institution.¶
9:55 am: CMC and IDO depart institution En route to Beekman Hospital.¶
10:00 am: CMC and IDO arrive at Beekman Hospital, fingerprints and photographs taken of inmate Epstein. Inmate clothing secured and brought back to institution.¶
10:00 am: Judge Berman notified.¶
10:15 am: CMC returns to institution.¶
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Cont. Saturday, August 10, 2019¶
10:45 am: PIO arrived to the institution.¶
11:00 am: Next of kin (brother) notified by Case Management Coordinator.¶
11:12 am: Press Release released to media.¶
11:15 am: Crisis Support Team activated.¶
11:15 am: Press Release provided to Judge Berman.¶
12:15 pm: Body released to Medical Examiner (ME) for autopsy¶
12:19 pm: FBI arrives.¶
1:35 pm: FBI arrives in Special Housing Unit.¶
1:40 pm: OIG notified by the Warden and they will be sending an Agent to NYM.¶
2:15 pm: Crisis Support Team debrief conducted.¶
2:45 pm: OIG arrived in Special Housing Unit (SHU)¶
3:45 pm: OIG and FBI departed from SHU.¶
5:05 pm: OIG/FBI departed MCC New York.¶
5:30 pm: CST departed MCC New York.¶
10:15 pm: Computer Services Manager arrives at institution to remove hard drives (Computers) from SHU. And replaced with new ones.¶
Sunday, August 11, 2019¶
8:00 am: Resumed normal operations. Attorney conference visits and social visits (Unit 3) resume.¶
12:15 am: Computer Services Manager departs the institution.¶
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Cont. Sunday, August 11, 2019¶
10:40 am: OIG Agent Kerwin, John and Agent Guido Modano arrives at institution.¶
11:15 am: OIG Agent Kerwin John, departs institution with two computers FPS 021407270 and FPS 0214207268.¶
2:00 pm: OIG Agent Guido Modano departs the institution.¶
Monday, August 12, 2019¶
1:00 pm: Staff recall conducted¶
3:14 pm: FBI arrives¶
7:56 pm: FBI departs¶
9:45 pm: FBI returns¶
10:30 pm: FBI departs¶
Tuesday August 13, 2019¶
7:15 am: Mr. Hollingsworth, NER Correctional Services Administrator arrives to the institution¶
7:25 am: Dr. Robert Negle National suicide prevention coordinator, and Dr. Kristin Willert, National Sex offender program coordinator arrives to the institution.¶
8:40 am: Northeast Regional Director R. Ormond arrives to the institution.¶