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.
What in the world necessitates those?
Pregnancy test before xray and ct scan for precaution maybe?
And all of it was likely unconstitutional
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.
A system designed to abuse and control.