Democrat Andy Beshear sides with Republicans, says he doesn't support gender-affirming care for inmates
The Democratic governor said he is against inmates “receiving better coverage and health care than a law-abiding citizen.”
December 16, 2024
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October 4, 2024
After Prop 8, Gay California Inmates Can Marry Again
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Supreme Court Rejects Inmate's Case for Gender Confirmation Surgery
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December 10, 2019
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Incarcerated Trans Woman Sues New York Prison Over Sexual Assault
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Andrew Extein Explains What County Jails Face in Welcoming Gay Inmates
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Second Calif. Trans Prisoner May Receive Option of Gender-Affirming Surgery
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June 30, 2015
Illinois Finally Transfers Trans Inmate to Women’s Prison
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December 28, 2018
WATCH: Incarcerated Trans Woman Sues Prisons Over Repeated Rapes
Ashley Diamond and the Southern Poverty Law Center are fighting the trans woman of color's treatment in several Georgia state men's prisons, arguing it is 'cruel and unusual.'
February 23, 2015
Fed. Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Trans Inmate
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Fed. Judge: Calif. Must Provide Trans Inmate with Access to Surgery
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April 6, 2015
Trump's DOJ withdraws support for trans woman incarcerated in Georgia
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