Transgender woman sues District of Columbia after Department of Corrections houses her in a men’s unit
A transgender woman is suing the District of Columbia after its Department of Corrections placed her in a men’s jail unit despite her telling officials she identifies as a woman, according to a class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday.
Sunday Hinton was placed into DOC custody on April 26 on accusations of “unarmed burglary with the intent to steal twenty dollars,” the lawsuit says. When Hinton’s public defender asked for her to be moved to a women’s unit, the DOC gave Hinton the option of going to a men’s unit or “protective custody,” within a men’s unit, which the American Civil Liberties Union of DC says is essentially solitary confinement.
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Sen. Warren Speaks Out on Treatment of Jan. 6 Capitol Breach Detainees in Isolation
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and another Senate Democrat have raised questions about the rights of participants in the Jan. 6 Capitolbreach, saying that some are being held in solitary confinement even before their trials are slated to begin.
“Solitary confinement is a form of punishment that is cruel and psychologically damaging,” Warren said in an interview with Politico. “And we’re talking about people who haven’t been convicted of anything yet.”
Warren was responding to questions about the 300 or so individuals who were charged in connection to the breach. Most of those who were charged have been released on bond while they await trial, but a few dozen have been deemed dangerous, high risk, or flight risks; those have been ordered held without bond.
Capitol riot defendants win unlikely Dem champions as they face harsh detainment POLITICO 2 hrs ago By Kyle Cheney, Andrew Desiderio and Josh Gerstein © Brent Stirton/Getty Images Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren fled the Capitol on Jan. 6 from a mob she later called domestic terrorists. Now she and another Senate Democratic leader are standing up for their attackers rights as criminal defendants.
Most of the 300-plus people charged with participating in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot have been released while they await trial, but dozens of those deemed to be dangerous, flight risks or at high risk of obstructing justice were ordered held without bond. D.C. jail officials later determined that all Capitol detainees would be placed in so-called restrictive housing a move billed as necessary to keep the defendants safe, as well as guards and other inmates. But that me