DOJ Clarifies Policy on Transgender Inmates (Video)

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 DOJ Clarifies Policy on Transgender Inmates
  The Department of Justice ruled this week it is illegal to assign transgender prisoners to cells based solely on their genitalia. 
 
 Dawn Ennis 
          
          Mar 25, 2016
          
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The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.
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DOJ Clarifies Policy on Transgender Inmates

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Monongahela Police Chief Kevin Harris says the officer regrets his conduct. Residents want consequences.