‘Night of terror’: 28 female inmates at Indiana jail allege they were assaulted by male prisoners

A recent federal lawsuit has not only shocked the nation but sheds light on the ongoing issue of how inmates, particularly incarnated women, are treated. According to the lawsuit, filed Monday in the U.S. District Court of Southern Indiana, 28 women held at an Indiana jail allege male inmates attacked them at the Clark County Jail after a now-charged jailer allowed inmates access to keys to the women’s wing. According to NBC News, the women were attacked and sexually assaulted by male inmates who allegedly bought a key to the wing from one of the jailers at Clark County jail for $1,000.

The women described the incident as a “night of terror.” According to the lawsuit, the incident took place on Oct. 24, 2021, and continued over the course of several hours, during which the women were “raped, assaulted, harassed, threatened, and intimidated.”