Saturday, December 23, 2006

Psychologist Penalized for Prison Sex

A followup to an earlier report, as seen in the Sacramento Bee

The state Board of Psychology on Thursday temporarily suspended the license of Marilyn A. Windham, an ex-prison psychologist who recently pleaded guilty to a felony charge of having sex with an inmate.

A judge in the state's Office of Administrative Hearings found "good cause" to bar the Lincoln woman's practice, stating that allowing her to continue "will endanger the public health, safety and welfare, and serious injury would result to the public," according to a statement from state officials Friday.

Windham, 56, resigned last year from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation after a guard caught her in a sexual position with an inmate in California State Prison, Sacramento, in Folsom.

Earlier this month, Windham pleaded guilty to the sex charge and is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 2. Prosecutors said she could face up to 90 days in jail.

Another hearing on the status of her psychology license is scheduled for Jan. 10.

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