California led the U.S. in eugenics, sterilizing over 20,000 people in state institutions from 1909 to 1963. Nazi Germany even studied California’s program while designing its own sterilization policies.

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For Survivors of Forced Sterilization in California Prisons, a Rushed Shot at Justice - Bolts

A state board deciding reparations for women sterilized against their will rejected most applications. Advocates are now racing against a January d...