Investigation Report Says Systemic Failures Causing Sexual Abuse of Incarcerated Women at York Correctional Institution

Report: Women at York Correctional were abused by officers

A four-year investigation into sexual abuse at York Correctional Institution found that the Department of Correction failed to protect women in custody with mental illness from sexual abuse by correction officers, and was slow to review whether changes in security or policy could prevent further abuse. Disability Rights Connecticut, the organization that published the report, began investigating the facility in November 2021, after receiving and…

Investigation report says systemic failures causing sexual abuse of incarcerated women at York Correctional Institution

Following an investigative report conducted by Disability Rights Connecticut (DRCT), the organization is calling for immediate action to prevent ongoing alleged sexual assault against women incarcerated at York Correctional Institution (YCI).

Nonprofit Group Releases Investigation Alleging Systemic Abuse Of Women At York Correctional

The 26-page report claims to have confirmed Department of Correction officers engaged in sexual abuse of seven inmates, including one woman sexually abused by more than one staff member. The report also says the department has known of blind spots in its security coverage in places like the laundry room since at least 2016, yet has failed to address the issue and sexual activity continues to occur in these areas.

DOC systemic failures allow sexual abuse of incarcerated women

A report by Disability Rights Connecticut (DRCT) found major “systemic failures” by the Department of Correction (DOC) that have allowed for the continued sexual abuse of women with documented mental illness by staff at York Correctional Institute in Niantic, Connecticut’s only women’s prison. Over a four-year investigation, DRCT found DOC officials failed to eliminate “blind spots” in the prison’s security system that allowed guards to sexually…