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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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Gay inmate choked & beaten to death. Jail officials didn’t intervene, family says.
The man who beat him says he “did not agree” with the victim’s sexuality.
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The Justice Department will reportedly review federal prison policies for trans inmates
This would be the first such review of Trump-era policies affecting trans prisoners since the Biden administration began.
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Trans inmate raped twice after being repeatedly housed with convicted rapists
The incarcerated trans woman had medical documents asking that she not be housed with cisgender inmates, similar to the prison policy already in place. She was placed with not one, but two convicted rapists.
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Study: Sexual minorities more likely to be incarcerated, assaulted behind bars
Researchers found that sexual minority women account for an “overwhelming” 42.1 percent of women in prison and 35.7 percent of women in jails.
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ACLU accuses Kentucky prison of illegal anti-gay mail ban
A policy at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex prohibits prisoners from receiving items that “promote homosexuality.”
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Transgender Texas prison inmates can start hormone therapy
A change in Texas prison system policy means transgender inmates who hadn’t started hormone therapy before incarceration can do so behind bars.
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California sets standards for state-funded sex reassignment surgery for inmates
To qualify, prisoners must be diagnosed with what is formally known as gender dysphoria and lived as their identified gender for at least 12 months.
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Appeals court delays transgender inmate’s surgery after panel recommends parole
The separate decisions make it less likely that convicted killer Michelle-Lael Norsworthy will receive prison-funded sex reassignment surgery before she is released.
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Parole could end transgender inmate’s effort to have reassignment surgery
State officials say 51-year-old Michelle-Lael Norsworthy has postponed her parole hearing several times with the hope of having the surgery.