The
Center for Investigative Reporting reports its findings that doctors under
contract with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation illegally
sterilized nearly 150 female inmates from 2006 to 2010 without required state
approvals. At least 148 women received tubal ligations in violation of prison
rules during those five years – and there are perhaps 100 more dating back to
the late 1990s, according to state documents and interviews.
