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Transgender woman sues Washington state corrections department over placement in men’s facility
She and her lawyers argue that her recent relocation to a men's prison is a violation of the state’s constitution, and are ...
Women's prisons are rife with trauma. Can California set a new course at Chowchilla?
Efforts to reform life inside the walls of the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla are making headway. But most ...
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A Trans Woman Was Moved Back To A Men's Prison. Now She's Suing.
Amber Kim spent three and a half years at Washington Corrections Center for Women before she was forcibly transferred to a men's prison. courtesy of friend of Amber Kim A team of prison officials ...
San Jose Inside2d
New Library at Elmwood Jail Offers Women an Oasis for Learning
The partnership between Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office and the county Library District provides curated works, selected ...
Seattle Times3d
Trans woman argues move to WA men’s prison is cruel punishment
Amber Kim, 36, had been incarcerated at the Washington Corrections Center for Women in Pierce County for nearly four years, receiving gender-affirming care in gender-affirming housing. This June ...
Women victimized in ‘rape club’ at California prison get record $116-million settlement
The federal government agrees to pay $116 million to 103 women held at a California prison called the 'rape club' to settle ...
Trans woman alleges transfer to men’s prison is unconstitutional
A transgender woman filed a court petition Tuesday against the state of Washington’s Department of Corrections, alleging that ...
US to pay nearly $116M to settle lawsuits over rampant sexual abuse at California women’s prison
The U.S. government will pay nearly $116 million to resolve lawsuits brought by more than 100 women who say they were abused ...
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ACLU Sues Washington DOC for Confining Trans Woman to Men’s Prison
The petition requests that the state transfer her back to the Washington Corrections Center for Women. "DOC has stripped her of her humanity by taking her from the women's prison, where she was ...
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A Trans Woman Was Moved Back To A Men's Prison. Now She's Suing.
The first transgender woman to be removed from women’s housing in a Washington state prison ... rather than live in general population at Monroe Correctional Facility. “If I am eventually placed in ...