The wife of a California inmate will receive $5.6 million after being sexually violated during a strip search when she tried to visit her husband in prison, her attorneys said Monday.
After traveling four hours to see her husband at a correctional facility in Tehachapi, California, on Sept. 6, 2019, Christina Cardenas was subject to a strip search by prison officials, drug and pregnancy tests, X-ray and CT scans at a hospital, and another strip search by a male doctor who sexually violated her, a lawsuit said.
“My motivation in pursuing this lawsuit was to ensure that others do not have to endure the same egregious offenses that I experienced,” Cardenas said.
…Cardenas was subject to a strip search by prison officials, drug and pregnancy tests, X-ray and CT scans at a hospital, and another strip search by a male doctor who sexually violated her, a lawsuit said.
I mean, where was she going to hide stuff, folks? X-ray and CT and you still felt the need to go deep in the holiest of holies? She deserves every penny.
She was told she had to pay for the hospital’s services and later received invoices for a combined total of more than $5,000. Despite no contraband being found in any of her belongings or her body, Cardenas was denied her visit with her husband.
One of the prison officials asked her, “Why do you visit, Christina? You don’t have to visit. It’s a choice, and this is part of visiting,” according to Cardenas.
Holy shit. You don’t have to visit your family in prison and if you do this is what we’ll do to you. Chilling.
A lawsuit filed on behalf of 21 women incarcerated at the California Institution for Women in San Bernardino County includes allegations spanning from 2014 to 2020 of forcible rape, oral copulation, groping and threats of violence and punishment by officers, CBS Los Angeles reported.
Earlier this year the federal Bureau of Prisons announced it will close a women’s prison in Northern California known as the “rape club” after an Associated Press investigation exposed rampant sexual abuse by correctional officers.
We have such a barbaric society. We deserve all the terrible shit that happens to us for not stoping things like this. If we actually strove to protect the people who need it, we’d have a more harmonious population. We’re assholes.
Typical Americans: “if they’re in prison, they deserve it”
Violent, disgusting Americans.
I can’t imagine why you were downvoted for this. You speak truth–prison in the US is not mean to rehabilitate, it’s meant to cause suffering. Families of inmates are collateral and take part in the suffering because, I guess, screw them for being related to a criminal.
Had an army buddy get locked up. He knew he was guilty, fell in with the wrong people after separating. (1%er bikers)
He finished 14 years and got out, then contacted me. I asked him why he never called or wrote, said how most of the time letters get shredded for “drugs” because they test them and in the process it destroys them - in or out. Letters to and from lawyers are never messed with.
Also told me that often times it is cheaper to call the 1-900 sex lines than it is to call in prison.
Just look around here. Most of the people here are part of the hate club. Constantly you see posts wishing the worst and horrible deaths on the people they disagree with or who commit crimes/do horrible shit/are rich, and they are being celebrated. ACAB, Trump should off himself, eat the rich, celebrating people drowning on their yachts… But hey, it’s not hate speech if you are on a moral high ground right? Most people here probably agree, that prisons are for suffering, just that so often the wrong people are suffering.
America needs a functioning justice system and people abusing their power is horrible. But you need to fight it by enforcing a system and punishments according to a set of laws. There is no emotion or revenge in justice.
drug and pregnancy tests
What in the world necessitates those?
What in the world necessitates those?
A system designed to abuse and control.
At least the drug test is on brand. Stupid, but in a way I’ve come to expect. I cannot fathom what the point of the pregnancy test was.
Probably to make sure she’s not pregnant before doing the x-ray and Ct scan
That makes sense. But why did they do x-ray and ct scans?
Looking for contraband in her snatch.
I never thought about that. This is likely the reason.
Pregnancy test before xray and ct scan for precaution maybe?
And all of it was likely unconstitutional
Ok wait, so were the people that took part of this not jailed? That’s what I want to know. It are they still working within the system which could result in more?
You must be new here…
Edit: bad meme, I don’t follow celebrities. James Franco isn’t a good guy it turns out
I appreciate the seconding, but also find it ironic considering the article we’re replying to that you (completely unintentionally, I don’t doubt) chose a meme featuring sex pest James Franco.
Got it, had to look it up, I try to follow zero celebrity things, but you’re totally right and I’ve since edited my comment
You’re good, like I said, it clearly wasn’t intentional, we all pick up different bits of information along our ways, this is probably one of those things that circulated in feminist spaces more than celebrity ones, but either way, now more people know!
Most definitely, thanks for shining a light, more (accurate) information is always better for everyone, cheers
Well shit I’m glad you admitted your faux pas but you could have at least left it up… because now I’m totally confused.
lol just google “first time meme”
The hanging meme… got it. Thank you!
After traveling four hours to see her husband at a correctional facility in Tehachapi, California, on Sept. 6, 2019, Christina Cardenas was subject to a strip search by prison officials, drug and pregnancy tests, X-ray and CT scans at a hospital, and another strip search by a male doctor who sexually violated her, a lawsuit said.
What the hell kind of facility is this? Are they holding Magneto in the basement?
X-Ray maybe I could understand, like some sort of TSA thing. But what fucking prison has their own CT scanner?!?! And why the fuck would they give a rats ass if she was pregnant?!? Or high? Hell I’d have to be on Xanax to even go inside in the first place.
I’d bet a large sum of money this is a private “for profit” prison. No government bean counter would ever approve of those kind of expenses.
Edit: Nope … California Dept. of Corrections. 🤯
Wtf… I’m glad she pursued a lawsuit, holy fuck.
Gloria Allred is a fuckin legend. Holy shit, no wonder they got such a big payment. And with a name like that as legal representation, this might actually have a lasting effect.
I googled Gloria Allred as I’d never heard of her.
Gloria Rachel Allred (née Bloom; born July 3, 1941) is an American attorney known for taking high-profile and often controversial cases, particularly those involving the protection of women’s rights. She has been inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame.
Here’s her Wikipedia
There is a documentary on her and it is something else, she is a force of nature!
I didn’t think she practiced anymore but seeing this, I can see she still is working. And what I remember most about her is she made a lot of money in her career so when she takes these high profile cases, she does so on the cheap or pro bono. She is the worst nightmare of her opponents.
