Did you always think that only victims of rape, spousal abuse and other sexually related crimes are the only ones who have experienced violation of women’s rights? Check out what went on at the California Institution for Women in Corona before a man raised his complaint against this correctional institution….
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California corrections officials on Friday said they are investigating whether guards at a Southern California prison improperly watched video of female inmates being strip-searched.
The investigation arose after the husband of an inmate, during a visit earlier this month, noticed about six male and female guards gathered around a video monitor in the reception area for prison visitors.
The black-and-white monitor showed female guards searching women in a nearby room typically used for visitation.
“It’s totally nude,” said Rick Stachowicz, describing what he saw on the monitors. “They’re standing on their socks, reaching for the ceiling, lifting up their breasts. I was trying to look and not look.”
His wife, Christina, is in the California Institution for Women in Corona for a probation violation. She was among the women searched Feb. 2, when he said the guards were gathered around the video monitor.
“She’s feeling progressively violated by it,” Stachowicz said.
Under corrections department rules, strip-searches are to be performed in private and are not allowed to be watched on a video monitor. Female inmates also must be searched by female guards. Read More Here
