California City Correctional Center Sexual Abuse Lawyers

The California City Correctional Center is located at 22844 Virginia Boulevard in California City, California 93505. The property is owned by CoreCivic, which is a private company that owns/operates many different properties, including multiple correctional centers or prisons. If you were abused at the California City Correctional Center or any other facility owned by CoreCivic, you could have the right to pursue a claim.

Sexual abuse is an umbrella term that can be used to describe any unwanted sexual contact. In prisons, sexual abuse can occur between inmates. However, guard/staff sexual abuse of inmates is also common. Some of the most common examples of sexual abuse include the following:

• Rape
• Attempted rape
• Sodomy
• Penetration with foreign objects
• Groping, fondling, and any unwanted touching anywhere on the body (usually in intimate areas, but can include the entire body)
• Forced kissing on the mouth or body
• Forcing the victim to perform or watch any sexual act
• Forcing the victim to pose for explicit photos or videos
• Making sexual comments or jokes about the victim or around the victim
• And more

The sexual abuse of inmates, either at the hands of staff, guards, or other inmates can have lasting effects. Of course, victims are likely to sustain physical injuries. However, psychological injuries are also likely, especially considering that inmates cannot usually get away from their attacker and are forced to continue to be in close proximity to them.

Physical injuries: unwanted pregnancies, pregnancy-related complications, sexually transmitted infections, injuries to reproductive organs, injuries to genitals, fractures, lacerations, and other injuries resulting from a struggle during the abuse.

Psychological injuries: post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder, panic disorder, depression, fear, increased risk of self-harm, increased risk of substance abuse, problems with authority figures, social isolation, and more.

Whether you or a loved one suffered physical harm, psychological harm, or both, it is important that you seek legal help as soon as possible. You deserve to get justice for the sexual abuse that you were subjected to during your time in prison.

Do I have the right to file a lawsuit for the sexual abuse suffered at the California City Correctional Center? Yes – you could have the right to file a lawsuit for sexual abuse. When prisons are privately owned and operated, you could sue the company – in this case, Core Civic. The California City Correctional Center, however, is leased to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Because of this, things might be more complex. Depending on the details surrounding the sexual abuse suffered by inmates, the state agency, the private company, or both could be liable.

Core Civic and any other agencies/entities have a duty to ensure that inmates are safe during their detention periods. They must ensure that their guards/staff are subject to background checks, the necessary training, and appropriate supervision. When reports of abuse arise, the facility must take reports seriously and investigate them to be able to act accordingly to stop the abuse or prevent further abuse. This applies to abuse at the hands of guards/staff as well as other inmates. When the abuse occurs at the hands of guards and other staff, the facility could change the employees’ duties to prevent contact with inmates, place the employee on administrative leave, suspend the employee, etc. When the abuse occurs at the hands of other inmates, the facility could increase security, increase surveillance, increase the number of guards patrolling, separate inmates to ensure no contact, transferring inmates to other facilities, etc. It is also important for these facilities to have the necessary policy and procedures for reporting abuse.

What is worse, sometimes these facilities are aware that the sexual abuse has occurred or is occurring but knowingly ignores reports and fails to take action to prevent further abuse. In fact, the abuse may even be enabled (by allowing inmates to be alone together, allowing guards to be alone with inmates, encouraging attackers, etc.). In these situations, the sexual abuse may actually be considered cruel and unusual punishment and a violation of inmates’ civil rights (specifically, the Eighth Amendment).

In short, yes, you could have the right to file a lawsuit against CoreCivic or another agency for the sexual abuse suffered in a prison. For more information about your right to file a lawsuit, contact our prison sex abuse lawyers as soon as possible.

Some of the compensation that you could be eligible to receive if your prison sex abuse lawsuit is successful could include the following:

• Medical costs
• Lost income
• Pain and suffering
• Treble damages
• Punitive damages
• Legal costs

How much is my prison sex abuse lawsuit worth? In general, these cases can be worth up to $5 million. The value of your claim will based on the extent of the abuse suffered, the resulting harm, whether any permanent harm/disability occurred, and more.

Here at our law firm, our prison sex abuse lawyers are committed to fighting for your right to recover the maximum payout available. Whether we have to negotiate a settlement or take your claim to trial to reach a verdict, you can be certain that our team will go above it all to secure the highest recovery possible. For more information about the compensation that you could recover, contact the experts here at our law firm today.

Our legal team is committed to fighting for the rights of former inmates that were subject to sexual abuse during their prison time. To ensure that we remain accessible, our team offers free case evaluations. That is, we offer free consultations and free second opinions. Whether you are looking to start or continue your lawsuit, you can be certain that our experts will answer all your questions and ensure that you have access to all the information that you need to pursue your claim. To schedule a free case review, contact us today.

Zero-Fee Guarantee: you will never be required to pay any upfront legal costs for any of our legal services. In addition, we work on contingency, meaning that our team will not be required to pay anything if their claims are not successful. If you do not win, you simply will not pay anything.

If you are ready to speak with our prison sexual abuse lawyers to learn more about your right to sue for the abuse you suffered at California City Correctional Center, contact us today!

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