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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.

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[-] HK65@sopuli.xyz 85 points 6 days ago

drug and pregnancy tests

What in the world necessitates those?

[-] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 80 points 6 days ago

What in the world necessitates those?

A system designed to abuse and control.

[-] psivchaz@reddthat.com 32 points 6 days ago

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.

[-] Windswept@lemmy.world 53 points 6 days ago

Probably to make sure she's not pregnant before doing the x-ray and Ct scan

[-] cheddar@programming.dev 10 points 6 days ago

That makes sense. But why did they do x-ray and ct scans?

Looking for contraband in her snatch.

[-] billwashere@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

I never thought about that. This is likely the reason.

[-] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago

Pregnancy test before xray and ct scan for precaution maybe?

[-] Kalysta@lemm.ee 4 points 6 days ago

And all of it was likely unconstitutional

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