‘Put Them Down With Gas’: KQED Investigation Finds Abuse and Retaliation at Chowchilla Prison

A local news story from California, reported by KQED News (NPR).

Local News · California · October 19, 2026

From KQED News (NPR)

More than a dozen current and formerly incarcerated women spoke to KQED about a pattern of sexual abuse and retaliation that persists at the largest women’s prison in California.

Reported by KQED News (NPR), October 19, 2026. Read the full story at KQED News (NPR) →

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