Trump's DOJ withdraws support for trans woman incarcerated in Georgia
The Biden administration had previously supported the incarcerated woman, identified only as Jane Doe in the case.
April 29, 2025
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The Biden administration had previously supported the incarcerated woman, identified only as Jane Doe in the case.
Vanessa Lynn Gibson says her life depends on this surgery, but a Trump appointee and the conservative-controlled SCOTUS don't appear to care.
In March, two trans men and one trans woman serving sentences in facilities in New Jersey, Minnesota, and Florida filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump administration and the Bureau of Prisons.
Despite reports of multiple threats, officials at a Michigan jail refused to separate a gay inmate from his homophobic cellmate.
After serving more than three years in a men's prison, where she reported repeated rapes, the black trans woman was released to family members in Georgia today.
It’s a big victory for trans rights.
The court denied Idaho's request to stop the surgery, although two of the most conservative justices would have granted it.
A federal appeals court today upheld a judge's 2012 ruling that transgender inmates should have access to transition-related care while they are incarcerated.
Ashley Diamond, 36, has called the repeated rapes she's allegedly endured in men's prisons 'torture.' Despite her other legal victories, she's still not safe.
The DOJ is supporting a Georgia transgender woman who is suing the state's Department of Corrections over denial of care.
It’s cruel and unusual punishment, advocates and at least one federal judge have said.
He ruled that the Trump administration’s policy likely violated the Constitution’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.
The state's abysmal treatment of incarcerated trans people was the subject of a scathing Department of Justice report last year that was withdrawn last month by the Trump administration.
A California judge ruled Thursday that 14-year-old Brandon McInerney, the accused slayer of 15-year-old gay classmate Lawrence King, will be tried as an adult. Ventura County superior court judge Douglas Daily denied a defense motion that sought to transfer the case to juvenile court on constitutional grounds.
The plaintiffs say the laws are outdated and violate the Constitution and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
LeslieAnn Manning says staff at her male prison facility knew that she, as a trans woman, faced an increased risk of rape, but chose to turn a blind eye.