Prison Guard, Officials Settle Harassment Suit
One of four female staffers who alleged sexual harassment and retaliation by corrections officers at the California Correctional Center in Susanville will receive $400,000 from state officials to settle the suit.
More than $1.1 million in public money has been used in the last two years to resolve the sexual harassment claims by the staffers. The recent settlement will be paid to former Correctional Officer Terri Sanchez. The three other staffers also settled their lawsuits.
Though Gov. Gray Davis’ administration has been concerned about the Lassen County prison for years, the assistant secretary of the California Youth and Adult Correctional Agency said there have been no sexual harassment complaints at the prison since Roy Castro took over as warden in November 2000.
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