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A Women’s Prison Conceals a Sinister Secret: Staff Sexual Misconduct, Accusers Say

Some employees at a Texas federal prison that holds high-profile women including Ghislaine Maxwell said they faced retaliation for reporting abuse.

News • 03.27.2026

Federal Prisons Bar Gender-Affirming Care for Trans People

‘People will die,’ an advocate warns, as standard treatments for gender dysphoria are replaced with therapy and antidepressants after Trump’s order.

News • 02.19.2026

Amid ‘Catastrophic’ Shortage, Psychologists Flee Federal Prisons in Droves

With fewer and fewer employees to run the prisons, psychologists were repeatedly forced to act as guards.

News • 01.26.2026

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