FBI agents raided a federal women’s prison in California this week so plagued by
sexual abuse that it was known among inmates and workers as the “rape club.” The
action coincided with the ouster of the new warden from the federal correctional
institution in Dublin. Warden Art Dulgov — just a few months into his tenure —
and three other top managers were removed from their positions Monday by the
federal Bureau of Prisons. Dulgov was the third new leader of the low-security
prison since Warden Ray T. Garcia, who, along with more than half a dozen
employees, was convicted of sexually assaulting multiple women serving time
there. Dulgov and staff are accused of retaliating against an inmate who
testified in January in a class-action lawsuit that alleges “horrific abuse and
exploitation” at the prison, with rampant sexual assault of incarcerated
persons, according to a court filing.