Prison Sexual Abuse Lawyers

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation operates the following prisons in the state:

• Avenal State Prison
• California City Correctional Facility
• California Correctional Center
• California Correctional Institution
• California Health Care Facility
• California Institution for Men
• California Institution for Women
• California Medical Facility
• California Men’s Colony
• California Rehabilitation Center
• California State Prison, Centinela
• California State Prison, Corcoran
• California State Prison, Los Angeles County
• California State Prison, Sacramento
• California State Prison, Solano
• California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison, Corcoran
• Calipatria State Prison
• Central California Women’s Facility
• Chuckawalla Valley State Prison
• Correctional Training Facility
• Folson State Prison
• High Desert State Prison
• Ironwood State Prison
• Kern Valley State Prison
• Mule Creek State Prison
• North Kern State Prison
• Pelican Bay State Prison
• Pleasant Valley State Prison
• Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility
• Salinas Valley State Prison
• San Quentin State Prison
• Sierra Conservation Center
• Valley State Prison
• Wasco State Prison

Inmate sexual abuse can happen at any of these California prisons. If you or a loved one suffered sexual abuse at a California prison, it is essential that you seek legal assistance as soon as possible. You could have grounds to file a prison rape lawsuit/

The U.S. Constitution outlines the rights of Americans – including prisoners. The eighth amendment, specifically, protects prisoners from “cruel and unusual punishment.” What is cruel and unusual punishment? In general, cruel and unusual punishment includes torture, punishment that is deliberately degrading, and punishment that is too severe for the crime that was committed. However, the protections set out by the eighth amendment extend to ensure that prisoners have humane living conditions, access to sufficient medical care, protection from violence by other prisoners, and protection from violence by prison guards/staff.

What does this mean? What does the eighth amendment have to do with prison rape? Rape and other sexual abuse falls under the category of violence by other prisoners and prison guards/staff. Therefore, if the prison is failing to keep prisoners safe – whether they are failing to supervise inmates, failing to separate inmates at the first sign of violence or aggression, failing to supervise officer/inmate interactions, failing to ensure that prison officers or staff are never left alone with inmates, failing to subject their staff to background checks, etc. – they are violating the eighth amendment and prisoners’ civil rights.

Even though the eighth amendment does not have specific language about sexual abuse and rape, protection against cruel and unusual punishment extends to sexual abuse, in general. Therefore, in addition to being able to sue for the injuries resulting from sexual abuse and rape, victims could also sue for civil rights violations.

Yes – you could sue for the sexual abuse suffered in a California prison. Whether you suffered rape or another form of sexual abuse, you could certainly have the right to sue. As mentioned above, prisoner sexual abuse at the hands of other prisoners as well as prison staff is a civil rights violation, so victims could sue for that. However, victims could also file personal injury lawsuits for the harm that they suffered. For more information about your right to file a lawsuit for the sex abuse suffered in a California prison, contact the experts here at our law firm today.

As briefly mentioned above, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation operates over thirty prisons in California. Because this is a state entity, claimants must file government claims if they suffered sexual abuse. Government claims are, unfortunately, subject to a very short statute of limitations or deadline to sue. More specifically, claimants have only six months to file their government claims. Depending on the specific response of the state entity (if they respond at all), claimants can have either six months or two years to file.

Failing to file a claim could result in losing the right to sue entirely; therefore, we recommend that you seek legal assistance with the experts here at our law firm as soon as possible. Our team is more than ready to provide you with the guidance that you need to pursue your claim.

If you are looking for a prison sexual abuse lawyer after being raped in a prison, contact us today. Our legal team can help you pursue a raped in prison lawsuit against the state. For more information about the legal options available to you, we recommend that you discuss your legal options with our legal team. Here at the Downtown L.A. Law Group, our inmate rights attorneys are ready to evaluate your claim and provide you with the representation that you need to pursue your claim and recover the compensation that you are owed. With the help our lawyers, you could potentially be awarded compensation for medical costs, pain and suffering, punitive damages, legal fees, and more.

Here at our firm, we offer free legal services, which include free consultations and free second opinions. During these free legal services, our team will be available to answer all your questions and address all your concerns, ensuring that you have access to all the information that you need to begin or continue your claim. To benefit from these free legal services, contact our experts today.

Our Zero-Fee guarantee ensures that our clients will never be required to pay any upfront legal costs. In addition, we work on contingency; therefore, our clients will not be required to pay absolutely anything until winning their claims. If you do not win, you will not be responsible for paying anything at all.

Contact our prison sex abuse lawyers today for more information about your right to sue.