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Committee advances bill to extend protections, anti‑retaliation and reporting for prisoners who report staff sexual assault
Summary
AB 464 would expand reporting timeframes, add anti‑retaliation monitoring, bar rehiring of staff found to have committed sexual abuse, and toll statutes for claims — reforms supporters say are urgently needed after repeated survivor testimony about retaliation in CDCR settings. The committee passed the bill to appropriations as amended.
Assemblymember Aguilliera (author) presented AB 464, an accountability and anti‑retaliation package aimed at addressing sexual assault and retaliation by California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) staff. The author said the bill arose from survivor testimony and research showing persistent reports of staff sexual misconduct and retaliatory measures that discourage reporting.
Survivors provided extended and emotional testimony. Kiana Aldridge recounted multiple incidents she said occurred while…
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