News (USA)

Georgia prison officials change transgender inmate policy

Georgia prison officials are changing how they treat inmates with gender identity conditions, just days after the U.S. Justice Department weighed in on a lawsuit filed by a transgender prisoner.
By KATE BRUMBACK | Associated Press · Updated on April 13, 2015
Georgia prison officials change transgender inmate policy

prison

ATLANTA — Georgia prison officials are changing how they treat inmates with gender identity conditions, just days after the U.S. Justice Department weighed in on a lawsuit filed by a transgender prisoner.

The new Georgia Department of Corrections policy, which took effect Tuesday, says a mental and physical treatment plan will be developed for inmates with gender dysphoria.

It also says treatment may go beyond treatment the inmate was receiving prior to incarceration and will be reviewed and updated as necessary.

Article continues below

Previously, the department’s policy limited treatment to inmates identified as having gender dysphoria when they first came into prison. It said the inmate’s status would be maintained, but nothing more.

In a court filing last week the Justice Department that gender dysphoria must be treated like any other medical or mental health condition.

© 2015, Associated Press, All Rights Reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Don't forget to share:
News (USA)
Georgia Inmates Justice Department Prison Transgender

Support vital LGBTQ+ journalism

Reader contributions help keep LGBTQ Nation free, so that queer people get the news they need, with stories that mainstream media often leaves out. Can you contribute today?

Once Monthly Annually

Cancel anytime · Proudly LGBTQ+ owned and operated

Vatican mum on why France’s appointment of a gay diplomat has stalled

Previous article

Transgender advocates furious over Nevada proposed ‘bathroom bill’

Next article

More in News (USA)