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Suicides at California women's prison prompts calls for oversight

By Take Two Staff
Published Aug 3, 2015
The California Institution for Women in Corona was one of two state prisons where female inmates were sterilized without required state approvals. At least 148 women received tubal ligations in violation of prison rules from 2006 to 2010.
The California Institution for Women in Corona.
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Courtesy of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
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Suicides at California women's prison prompts calls for oversight

A rise in suicides among women prisoners in California has prompted calls for authorities to step up efforts to combat the trend. The attention comes after four women in the past 18 months killed themselves at a prison in San Bernadino County.

For a look at more, we're joined by Jane Kahn, an attorney who represents prisoners with serious mental health issues in the class action suit Coleman vs. Brown.