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Biden administration stands up for trans inmates & says they deserve gender-affirming care
A trans inmate has suffered decades of abuse. The Biden administration says, “Enough.”
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Judge threatens to punish men’s prison for “humiliating” cavity search of trans female inmate
“We are not sending people into prison to be further abused,” the judge said. “Does somebody have any common sense?”
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Trans woman says Maryland imprisoned her with cis man who sexually assaulted her
Chelsea Gilliam says officers repeatedly misgendered her and only allowed her out of solitary confinement for five hours a week.
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Judge rules trans inmate with severe dysphoria can’t be denied surgery in historic decision
Cristina Nichole Iglesias could become the first trans person to get gender affirming surgery while in federal custody.
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DC jail will move trans woman out of men’s unit after officials busted trying to deceive the court
Hinton was arrested for “unarmed burglary with intent to steal $20,” a petty crime that has already cost her weeks of freedom and put her at risk of sexual assault.
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One month after a trans prisoner died, the jail still hasn’t told her family what happened
Kim Wirtz was placed among male inmates in a Baltimore jail. Then, on February 25, guards found her unconscious in her cell. What happened remains a mystery.
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Trans inmate wins federal case to get gender affirming surgery
“She has waited long enough,” the federal judge wrote.
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Black trans woman sues after being sexually assaulted over 14 times in men’s prison
“I’m bringing this lawsuit to bring about change on behalf of a community that deserves the inherent dignity to simply exist.”
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Conservatives are outraged that Elizabeth Warren supports trans prisoners’ rights
Conservatives are calling Warren “batshit” because she doesn’t think trans women and cis men should be housed together.
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Inmate who murdered the trans woman he was forced to room with is sentenced to death
Correction officers removed Carmen Guerrero’s friendly bunkmate, and bought in one that promised to kill her if roomed with her. He followed through.