BOP Pays $40,000 to Prisoner Sexually Assaulted at Florida Lockup by Guard, Who Must Pay Her $1 Million.

The article discusses a settlement reached between the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and a prisoner who was sexually assaulted by a guard at a Florida lockup. The BOP agreed to pay $40,000 to the prisoner, while the guard was ordered by a federal court to pay her $1 million in damages. The case highlights the challenges faced by prisoners seeking justice for sexual abuse and raises questions about the effectiveness of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). The article also mentions the murder of a Texas prisoner, Billy Chemirmir, by his cellmate, Wyatt Ellis, and provides information about Centurion, an organization that investigates cases of factual innocence. [Extracted from the article]