Transgender woman sues prison after allegedly being raped by cellmate in male prison
Updated Mar 08, 2021;
Posted Mar 08, 2021
A sign at the G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility near Jackson on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. J. Scott Park | MLive.com
Facebook Share
JACKSON, MI – A transgender woman imprisoned at the G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility in Jackson is suing the state prison system after allegedly being raped and sexually violated twice at the all-male facility in early 2020.
The lawsuit, filed March 2 in U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, alleges the Michigan Department of Corrections failed to abide by its own policies leading the plaintiff, identified only as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, to be housed with a convicted murderer and sex offender who raped her within 24 hours of being bunked together.
Transgender inmate sues Michigan prison system: I was forced to bunk with rapist, then got raped gazettextra.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gazettextra.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
"Prison rape and sexual assault are still a very prevalent part of prison culture. And there are particular populations that are especially at risk the young, the transgender. They are prey,"