Crime & Safety

Former Prison Cook Who Abused Inmate At East Bay Facility Gets Stiff Sentence

A former worker at a federal women's prison in Alameda County was sentenced to 20 months in prison for sexually abusing an inmate.

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February 10, 2023

A former worker at a federal women's prison in Alameda County was sentenced Thursday to 20 months in prison for sexually abusing an inmate.

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U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers sentenced Enrique Chavez to four more months than prosecutors recommended. His term will be followed by 10 years of supervised release.

Chavez pleaded guilty in October to one count of abusive sexual contact with a prisoner at the Federal Correctional Institute, Dublin in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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