The Locked up Living Podcast: Surviving and thriving in prisons and other challenging environments

170. Natalia Galicza: Abuse of power in California’s prisons for women.


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Key points from the conversation;

- Natalia Galicza is a journalist who specializes in narrative non-fiction writing.

- She wrote an article titled "The Women That Me Too Left Behind" about abuse in federal prisons for women in California.

- The article focuses on the case of a former inmate named Melissa, who experienced abuse from the warden at the Federal Correctional Institution of Dublin.

- The abuse included sexual and physical misconduct, as well as grooming and manipulation. - The article highlights the power dynamics and vulnerability that incarcerated individuals face when trying to speak up about abuse within the prison system.

- The abuse at FCI Dublin is seen as indicative of a larger issue within the federal prison system, with widespread allegations and a culture of abuse.

- Efforts to address the issue include proposed reforms, such as increased transparency, independent investigations, and compassionate release for survivors of abuse.

- The Bureau of Prisons has been resistant to implementing these reforms, and advocates continue to push for change.

 

Natalia Galicza is a journalist from South Florida who specialises in narrative nonfiction writing.We talk to her about her article 'The women that ‘Me too’ left behind' a powerful investigation into abuses of power in California's prisons.

She graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's in journalism and a specialization in magazine and feature writing.

While at UF, Galicza led Atrium magazine through its first year as its founding executive editor. Atrium is UF's first student-led narrative nonfiction magazine, which aims to share deeply reported and artfully told stories about the Sunshine State.

She interned for the Bitter Southerner and the Miami New Times as an undergraduate student and has since written for Flamingo magazine, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, and the Miami Herald.

She has also reported award-winning, long-form stories for WUFT News, an NPR affiliate newsroom in Gainesville, Florida, and Fresh Take Florida, a statewide news service through WUFT News.

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