The Bureau of Prisons is closing the Bay Area women's prison because of the sex abuse scandal

Federal Bureau of Prisons to close California women's prison where inmates have been subjected to sex abuse. Associated Press investigation exposed rampant staff-on-inmate sexual abuse. Agency says it has taken steps to reform troubled facility, but it has determined it will close it.

Bureau of Prisons to close troubled Bay Area women's prison at center of sex abuse scandal. Facility known as the "rape club will close despite attempts to reform it, Associated Press reports. The prison is located in California's Bay Area and is located near San Francisco.

AP investigation: Women's prison fostered culture of abuse. Inmates say they have been subjected to rampant sexual abuse by correctional officers and even the warden. They say they were often threatened or punished when they tried to speak up. The prison is one of the only federal women's prisons in the United States.