Prison
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Study: Sexual minorities more likely to be incarcerated, assaulted behind bars
Saturday, March 4, 2017Researchers found that sexual minority women account for an "overwhelming" 42.1 percent of women in prison and 35.7 percent of women in jails. -
Transgender parolee gets surgery years after winning, then losing, the right
Sunday, February 12, 2017Michelle-Lael Norsworthy won the legal right for California inmates to receive transition-related surgery, but she was paroled before her own surgery could be scheduled. -
California first in nation to fund inmate’s gender confirmation surgery
Saturday, January 7, 2017Quine's case led the state to become the first to set standards for transgender inmates to apply to receive state-funded sex-reassignment surgery. -
Texas justice: Four Latina lesbians finally exonerated, 19 years late
Friday, November 25, 2016“I still can’t grasp the fact of just being free, finally, after all this time." -
Chelsea Manning asks President Obama to commute her sentence to time served
Monday, November 14, 2016Transgender soldier Chelsea Manning has served over six years of a 35-year sentence for leaking classified documents and has twice attempted suicide while in military custody. -
Transgender robber who wanted back in prison gets 6 years
Friday, October 14, 2016Thompson was released from prison in Oregon in June after serving time for robbery, a crime also motivated by a desire to return to prison. -
Nonprofit: Manning faces two weeks in solitary for suicide attempt
Saturday, September 24, 2016"Essentially she is now being tortured as punishment for an act of desperation." -
ACLU: Army investigating Chelsea Manning after suicide attempt
Friday, July 29, 2016The ACLU said if Manning is convicted of the offenses, she could be placed in indefinite solitary confinement. -
Transgender Iowa prison nurse files complaint over restrooms
Friday, July 22, 2016"I don't want different treatment. I just want the same treatment and facilities as every other employee." -
Nevada prisons respond to accusations they mistreat inmates with HIV
Saturday, July 9, 2016Nevada inmates with HIV were housed "alike" or alone and their status was shared indiscriminately, putting them at increased risk of harm.
Further Reading
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