Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers represents those who have suffered sexual abuse or harassment at Century Regional Detention Center in Lynwood, California.
Key takeaways:
- A federal lawsuit filed in October 2025 alleges that male correctional officers watched female inmates shower, harassed and groped them, and retaliated when the alleged abuses were reported.
- The lawsuit comes after a $53 million settlement was approved in 2020 after a class action lawsuit was filed alleging unconstitutional strip searches taking place at the facility.
- Survivors may qualify to file Century Regional Detention Facility sexual abuse lawsuits seeking compensation for medical costs, mental healthcare costs, pain and suffering, lost income, loss of enjoyment of life and more.
- Those who were sexually abused or harassed at the Lynwood jail may qualify to file a lawsuit even if the abuse occurred years ago and even if they didn’t file a formal complaint while incarcerated.
- You are still able to file a claim under the recently passed AB 250 even if your claim is otherwise barred by California’s statute of limitations.
- Parties who may be held liable in your lawsuit include Los Angeles County, Sheriff’s Department leadership and any supervisors who failed to intervene.
Call us today for a FREE, CONFIDENTIAL consultation at (800) 718-4658 or contact us if you or a loved one was sexually abused or harassed at Century Regional Detention Center in Lynwood, California. Our sexual abuse lawyers have been fighting for survivors of abuse since 1990. We know how hard it is to share your story, so we will respect your privacy and keep your identity confidential.
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Century Regional Detention Facility Sex Abuse Lawsuits
- Lawsuits Shed Light on Inhumane Conditions in LA County Jails
- Who Can File a Lynwood Jail Sex Abuse Lawsuit?
- What Compensation May Be Available to Survivors?
- Evidence Used in Jail Sexual Abuse Lawsuits
- Is There a Lynwood Class Action Lawsuit?
- What’s Going on with the Lynwood Strip Search Settlement?
- What Was the Lynwood Class Action Lawsuit Payout?
- How Long Do I Have to File a Lynwood Jail Lawsuit?
- Contact a Sexual Abuse Lawyer for Help
Overview of the Century Regional Detention Facility Sex Abuse Lawsuits
- Recent lawsuits filed against the Century Regional Detention Facility (CRDF) focus on deputies’ systemic sexual abuse, constitutional violations and inhuman conditions.
- According to the Los Angeles Times, inmates have made almost 600 allegations of sexual harassment or abuse against jail staff members since 2021, yet none were referred to the county for prosecution.
- A lawsuit filed in October 2025 claims that male correctional officers at the jail are engaging in an ongoing and systemic practice of “cross-gender viewing” of inmates who are female in violation of federal law.
- The lawsuit alleges that the area next to the jail’s shower stalls is known as the “cop shop.” The lawsuit claims that male correctional officers “routinely” engage in prolonged, unobstructed and frequent viewing of nude female inmates while they shower.
- The lawsuit claims that male guards, while escorting women to shower stalls, intentionally press their crotches up against the female inmates’ handcuffed hands and sexually fondle their bodies, buttocks and hips.
- The lawsuit alleges that deputies intentionally and routinely set the water temperature too high in the shower stalls to force the female inmates to squirm erratically and move hurriedly in a way leading to their breasts wiggling and jiggling for the male correctional officers.
Lawsuits Shed Light on Inhumane Conditions in LA County Jails
- Rob Bonta, California’s Attorney General, sued Los Angeles County in September 2025 for inadequate mental/medical care, filth, a shocking death rate and unconstitutional overcrowding in the county’s jail system, further underscoring the jail system’s issues. Bonta labeled the situation a humanitarian crisis.
- Inhumane conditions in LA County jails include rat infestations, spoiled food, lack of clean water, and inadequate mental health care.
- The ongoing legal actions are highlighting severe constitutional violations and driving policy changes towards humane treatment in jails in LA County.
- April 2025 saw Los Angeles County announce a $4 billion childhood sexual abuse settlement with 6,800 claimants which included victims who were abused in juvenile facilities.
- Then, in October 2025, LA County approved a large settlement totaling $828 million for childhood sexual abuse in juvenile facilities.
- The legislation AB 2777 and allowed sexual abuse incident survivors to file new claims through December 31, 2026, extending the claims’ statute of limitations.
- AB 250 then extended that statute of limitations even further, until December 31, 2027.
Who Can File a Lynwood Jail Sex Abuse Lawsuit?
Those who were incarcerated at Century Regional Detention Center in Lynwood, California and experienced sexual abuse or harassment can file a Lynwood Jail sex abuse lawsuit:
- You still qualify to file a lawsuit even if your abuse occurred years ago, as California AB 250 gives those with sexual abuse claims which have otherwise expired until December 31, 2027 to file their claim.
- You do not need to have filed a formal complaint while incarcerated to qualify to file a lawsuit.
- Contact us for a FREE case evaluation if you were sexually abused or harassed at the Lynwood jail.
What Compensation May Be Available to Survivors?
Sexual abuse, unfortunately, leads to trauma. Financial compensation cannot erase this trauma.
Compensation, however, can restore power to survivors. It can also punish sexual abusers and enablers of sexual abuse.
Our attorneys can help you recover compensation for:
Pain and Suffering
Sexual abuse can lead to physical pain. The emotional and psychological suffering caused by sexual abuse, though, may dwarf its physical toll.
Our team helps survivors recover compensation for:
- Lost quality of life
- Emotional distress
- Traumatic memories
- Problems sleeping
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Substance abuse which happened as a coping mechanism
Every survivor of sexual abuse deals with their trauma in a different manner. Our team will work with you, professionals and experts to identify each and every form of pain and suffering that we can recover financial compensation for.
Psychological Treatment
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is listed by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists as resulting from sexual abuse. You may require treatment for symptoms like PTSD.
We’ll seek to recover complete compensation for every treatment you need for the symptoms of your sexual abuse, such as counseling or medications.
Medical Expenses
You might have needed emergency care following your abuse, and you might still be receiving medical treatments.
We’ll ensure you are financially compensated for every healthcare cost which stems from your sexual abuse. This includes all future and past medical bills.
Professional Harm
Survivors of sexual abuse can have trouble working because of the psychological and emotional effects of their abuse. This can lead to survivors:
- Losing wages or salary
- Losing their job
- Missing out on bonuses or retirement contributions
- Losing their earning power
Our team will tirelessly fight to recover each and every one of your professional losses. This will allow you to move forward in your life.
Evidence Used in Jail Sexual Abuse Lawsuits
Our legal team will thoroughly investigate your claim, gather evidence and use that evidence to build a strong case on your behalf.
This evidence may include:
- Documentation that you were incarcerated at CRDF
- Inmate testimony
- Jail logs
- Staffing records
- Prior complaints
- Internal investigations
- Medical or mental health records
This evidence helps establish patterns of misconduct, identify responsible parties, and hold institutions accountable for failing to protect inmates from abuse.
Is There a Lynwood Class Action Lawsuit?
A class action lawsuit was filed in March 2010 by two former inmates at CRDF:
- The lawsuit claimed that inmates were subjected by deputies to intrusive and degrading visual body cavity searches without individualized suspicion or probable cause, violating the inmates’ Fourth Amendment rights.
- The women reported that they were forced to bend over in rows and were subjected to verbal abuse.
- The lawsuit, filed against Los Angeles County’s Sheriff’s Department, challenged the constitutionality of strip search practices at Century Regional Detention Facility.
- A court, in 2017, found that the search practices by the LASD were unconstitutional.
This class action lawsuit has since been settled and can no longer be joined.
However, our firm is still filing additional lawsuits on behalf of survivors of sexual harassment or abuse at CRDF.
Call our lawyers today if you or a loved one was sexually abused or harassed at CRDF.
What’s Going on with the Lynwood Strip Search Settlement?
Key details from the Lynwood jail class action settlement include the following:
- The parties in the Lynwood class action lawsuit reached a settlement which was approved by the court on July 20, 2020.
- The settlement is effective as of November 3, 2021.
- The settlement in the Lynwood Jail class action lawsuit has sparked calls for better mental health support and increased community beds.
- Lawsuits such as this one have prompted a cultural shift towards decarceration with the creation of nearly 2,000 community beds for those with mental illnesses as an alternative to jail.
- The settlement included all female inmates strip searched returning to or entering the CRDF, in large groups, in an outside bus garage which was open to the elements during the class period of March 5, 2008 and January 31, 2015.
- The settlement covered around 93,000 women.
While this class action lawsuit has been settled and can no longer be joined, Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers is still filing additional lawsuits on behalf of those who were sexually abused or harassed at CRDF.
Contact us today if you or a loved one was sexually harassed or abused at CRDF.
What Was the Lynwood Class Action Lawsuit Payout?
Los Angeles County agreed to pay $53 million to settle a lawsuit brought on by women who say they were given invasive strip searches at the Century Regional Detention Center in Lynwood.:
- The civil rights settlement is now considered one of the largest in the history of Los Angeles County.
- Class members were entitled to several hundred dollars per search, and thousands of dollars for those searched many times.
- Anyone who qualified and filed ended up receiving at least $200.
- The third and final settlement payment was mailed by the Settlement Administrator on January 8, 2025 to members of the class who cashed at least one of the first two payments.
- Round 1 of payments was mailed out on January 21, 2022 and round 2 was mailed out on July 7, 2023.
- $3 million was allocated for paying consultants to review jail policies as well as recommend changes that would address the culture of abuse, improving inmate privacy and dignity.
While the final payouts have been sent out in this class action lawsuit, our law firm is still filing additional lawsuits on behalf of survivors of sexual abuse or harassment at CRDF.
Call us today if you or a loved one was sexually harassed or abused at CRDF.
How Long Do I Have to File a Lynwood Jail Lawsuit?
If you or a loved one was sexually abused or harassed at CRDF, you have at least until December 31, 2027 to file a lawsuit, and possibly longer:
- The statute of limitations for sexual abuse claims in California, when it comes to survivors of sexual abuse which happened as an adult, is 10 years from the date of the incident, or within three years of discovering that an injury or illness was the result of the abuse, whichever comes later.
- However, California AB 250 allows claims which have expired under that statute of limitations to be filed regardless of that statute until December 31, 2027.
- So, if your abuse occurred over 10 years ago, and it has been more than three years since you discovered that an injury or illness was the result of the abuse, you still have until December 31, 2027 to file a lawsuit.
Contact a Sexual Abuse Lawyer for Help
Call us today for a FREE, CONFIDENTIAL consultation at (800) 718-4658 or contact us if you or a loved one was sexually harassed or abused at CRDF.
You deserve to be heard, and our team will treat your story with care, respect, and confidentiality. We provide a safe, confidential space to ask questions and explore your options at your own pace.
Why Survivors Trust Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers to Handle Their Case
The lawyers at Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers:
- Work to make sure that abuse survivors receive the closure and compensation they deserve.
- Have been helping survivors of sexual abuse recover justice since 1990.
- Are dedicated to using our extensive resources to hold institutions, companies and individuals accountable for sexual abuse, ensuring safeguards get put in place by institutions who enabled abuse.
- Ensure that each client receives individualized attention in order to make sure they’re cared for properly.
- Protect clients from their potentially traumatic case details by providing updates without unnecessarily reminding clients about their abuse.
- Help clients facilitate their emotional, psychological and physical recovery in every way possible.
- Provide survivors with empowering, effective opportunities to confront abusers and obtain compensation to begin a healing journey.
- Are committed to compassionately caring for our clients and fighting tirelessly for them to reclaim their lives.
Speaking with an attorney can be an important step to take toward reclaiming control and seeking justice. We’re here to listen, answer your questions, and guide you through your options with care and confidentiality.
