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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.
The Trump administration rewrote the Prison Rape Elimination Act's guidelines to allow for housing of trans people based on "biological sex."Â
Passion Star, with help from Lambda Legal, has been placed in safekeeping after years of complaints about the constant sexual violence she's faced in men's prisons.
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.
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.'
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.
The gay president of the Stop Prisoner Rape human rights lobby bares his soul in a remarkable new memoir recounting his four years in prison--beginning at age 17.
It’s cruel and unusual punishment, advocates and at least one federal judge have said.
A board member of Just Detention International explains why the long-awaited new rules will save lives.
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 Department of Justice has intervened on Georgia trans woman Ashley Diamond's behalf, declaring state prison's continued denial of her hormone therapy a violation of her Eighth Amendment rights.
Despite federal help in her health discrimination claim, Diamond has continued to face sexual abuse while imprisoned, including at least seven alleged rapes.
Transgender inmates in Pennsylvania will no longer be sent to solitary confinement based upon gender identity alone, and will be allowed to shower privately.Â
A former detainee says Immigration and Customs Enforcement must stop housing transgender women with men in private prisons. In a word, it's about rape.
The Alliance Defending Freedom is biding its time, hoping a Supreme Court ruling will enable further anti-trans discrimination.
The suit raises questions about how the county is adhering to the law when it comes to detaining transgender individuals.
A Maryland judge ruled that transgender woman Sandy Brown's rights were violated by jail officials who locked her in solitary confinement for 66 days and sexually harassed her.
After a decade and more than 16 tries, state lawmakers will send to the governor's desk an anti-trans bill, which restricts access to public facilities and places a $25,000 fine on the first violation.
The study also found these young people face more violence.
