All posts tagged "solitary confinement"
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Trans Ex-Inmate Sues for Being Kept in Solitary for 6 Years
A transgender former inmate is suing the Missouri Department of Corrections for keeping her in solitary confinement due to her HIV status.
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Dept. Of Corrections To Change D.C. Jail’s Transgender Housing Policies
The D.C. Department of Corrections has settled a lawsuit brought against it by agreeing to amend its transgender housing policies.
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Federal court allows trans inmate’s lawsuit against D.C. Department of Corrections to move forward
A federal judge will allow a lawsuit challenging the D.C. Department of Corrections' trans housing policy to move forward.
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Justice Department investigation violence against LGBTQ inmates in Georgia prisons
The Justice Department is investigating civil rights violations, including the targeting of LGBTQ inmates, in Georgia state prisons.
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DC Department of Corrections policy on transgender prisoner housing is still discriminatory, says ACLU
Lawyers for a trans woman who sued the D.C. Department of Corrections for housing her in a men's unit say DOC's housing policy is still...
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New York City settles wrongful death lawsuit from trans woman’s family for $5.9 million
Polanco's family had claimed that prison officials did not provide her with appropriate medical care that could have saved her life
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California bill would end policy forcing transgender women to be housed in men’s prisons
Bill also requires prison officials to use correct names and pronouns in all interactions with trans and nonbinary inmates
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Bronx District Attorney will not pursue charges in the death of trans woman Layleen Polanco
Layleen Polanco's family claims that prison authorities didn't provide proper care for her epilepsy while she was in solitary confinement
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Michigan Department of Corrections agrees to amend policies that dole out harsher punishments to HIV-positive prisoners
HIV-positive prisoner was placed in solitary confinement and lost privileges for having consensual sex with another prisoner
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Transgender inmate wins court victory in Maryland
Maryland prisons must adhere to national standards providing protections for transgender inmates
