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I think enough of a stink has been raised about men being allowed into women's prisons in California that there is going to be some oversight, if from no one else but concerned groups. I just hope it's effective enough to stop the rapes and sexual assaults of prisoners and correction officers.

The sad part is that California is not the first US state to allow men in women's prisons: this has been going on under our noses. I'm only glad that finally this atrocity is being brought to light.

As I mentioned, Maine state Democrats are trying to push through a bill that would allow men in women's prisons, but if we raise enough awareness now, maybe we can prevent that.

Anyone in Maine, please get involved in stopping this bill! These incarcerated women can't help themselves, and the female guards most probably live paycheck-to-paycheck and can't afford to lose their jobs, so we need to help them as much as we can.