Works v. Byers
Advocating for the Rights of the Incarcerated After lights out at an Oklahoma jail, Officer Byers – the only jailer on duty – ordered 19-year-old Savanaha Works to leave her cell and go to the laundry room. There, he directed her to pull down her pants. Feeling powerless to resist the orders of an officer, Ms. Works complied, and Officer Byers sexually...