The Supreme Court decision in one of the seminal employment discrimination cases discussing bona fide occupational qualifications, Dothard v. Rawlinson, focused on whether the state of Alabama could enforce a height and weight requirement for prison guards working in contact positions at an all-male prison.

Following the Dothard decision of decades ago, the New York Times reports about the treatment of female guards in the federal prison system.  The piece details some of the abusive conditions still faced by women in this environment.

“Some inmates . . . grope, threaten and expose themselves. . . [and] male colleagues can and do encourage such behavior, undermining the authority of female officers and jeopardizing their safety.”

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