A new investigative audio series is examining allegations of sexual assault by guards at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla, where 13 women are pursuing justice over abuse by people responsible for their custody. The series, “We Are Jane Doe,” begins with the account of Aliksandria Prout. She had been at the prison for only a few days when a male officer stopped her at a checkpoint and told her, “You have beautiful lips and beautiful eyes.” Prout’s account describes that encounter as the start of further abuse, though details of what followed were not included in the series’ introductory episode description. The three-part project follows the women’s efforts to seek accountability from their jailers. The facility is California’s largest women’s prison. A photograph from June 2026 showed incarcerated women moving through its receiving-and-release yard, where people entering and leaving the prison are processed. The allegations raise questions about safety and oversight inside a state institution where incarcerated people depend on staff for basic security. The information released with the first episode did not specify when the alleged assaults occurred, identify the officers, describe any legal or disciplinary outcomes, or include a response from prison officials. The first episode aired Oct. 11, 2026, as part of NPR’s “The Sunday Story.” The reporting was produced by KQED’s “Snap Judgment.”