Justice Dept. pulls 'nonessential' funds from Maine prison system over trans inmate housed with women
Attorney General Pam Bondi made the announcement on Fox & Friends.
April 8, 2025
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Attorney General Pam Bondi made the announcement on Fox & Friends.
Andry Hernandez Romero was deported to El Salvador despite having no criminal record.
People can sue if they encounter a trans person in a public restroom or other facility, or if they are imprisoned with one.
The order will mean the inmate, identified under the pseudonym Maria Moe, will be transferred to a men's prison, putting her in immediate danger, the lawsuit says.
Provisions in one of the first orders signed by Trump mandate that transgender women be housed in men's prisons by stripping protections for trans prisoners in the Prison Rape Elimination Act.
Judge Allen Winsor, a Trump appointee, said the inmate who filed the suit hasn't shown she's been harmed.
Richard Wendell Sotka of Wisconsin is serving two consecutive life sentences for the murders of his girlfriend and her best woman friend.
"We’ve got a lot of work left to do in these final days, but we’re feeling good about where we stand," he tells John Casey.
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The narrow ruling applies only to the denial of gender-affirming care behind bars and also grants class action status to transgender inmates.
The Stonewall veteran and activist announced that she is supporting Harris' campaign in light of her long pro-LGBTQ+ record.
Yella Clark was serving a life sentence — which they had recently appealed — at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola.
People with gender dysphoria are protected by the Americans With Disabilities Act, said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, and their rights "are not given up at the jailhouse door."
A legal settlement propels significant enhancements in transgender inmate care and rights.
Makyyla Holland's lawsuit said she was housed with men, beaten, and denied medication while jailed in Broome County, N.Y.
It's now the 20th state to ban gender-affirming care for minors.