when an inmate comes in, if they are transgender, if they still have their male parts, then they are are considered male. though housed in a male unit, burke self identifies as female goes by a different name. people call me shay. when i turned 17, that s when i started becoming who i wanted to be. it feel like i was becoming myself. it felt like i wasn t trapped anymore. like i wasn t being someone that i didn t want to be. burke is here on a cocaine possession and soliciting. soon to transfer to a drug treatment program he says prostitution and drugs have been a way of life. after i turned 17 and started to look for jobs and stuff, i
inmates who might be vulnerable in general population. when an inmate comes in, if they are transgender, if they still have their male parts, then they are are considered male. though housed in a male unit, burke self identifies as female goes by a different name. people call me shay. when i turned 17, that s when i started becoming who i wanted to be. it feel like i was becoming myself. it felt like i wasn t trapped anymore. like i wasn t being someone that i didn t want to be. burkes is here on a parole violation for cocaine possession and soliciting. soon to transfer to a drug treatment program he says prostitution and drugs have been a way of life. after i turned 17 and started to look for jobs and stuff, i
inmates who might be vulnerable in general population. when an inmate comes in, if they are transgender, if they still have their male parts, then they are are considered male. though housed in a male unit, burke self identifies as female goes by a different name. people call me shay. when i turned 17, that s when i started becoming who i wanted to be. it feel like i was becoming myself. it felt like i wasn t trapped anymore. like i wasn t being someone that i didn t want to be. burke is here on a cocaine possession and soliciting. soon to transfer to a drug treatment program he says prostitution and drugs have been a way of life. after i turned 17 and started to look for jobs and stuff, i met some friends that were also transgender and they were like this is how we make money. and i decided to try it because
they are transgender, if they still have their male parts, then they are are considered male. though housed in a male unit, burke self identifies as female goes by a different name. people call me shay. when i turned 17, that s when i started becoming who i wanted to be. it feel like i was becoming myself. it felt like i wasn t trapped anymore. like i wasn t being someone that i didn t want to be. burke is here on a cocaine possession and soliciting. soon to transfer to a drug treatment program he says prostitution and drugs have been a way of life. after i turned 17 and started to look for jobs and stuff, i met some friends that were also
units, which are reserved for inmates who might be vulnerable in general population. when an inmate comes in, if they are transgender, if they still have their male parts, then they are are considered male. though housed in a male unit, burke self identifies as female and goes by a different name. people call me shay. when i turned 17, that s when i started becoming who i wanted to be. i felt like i was becoming myself. it felt like i wasn t trapped anymore. like i wasn t being someone that i didn t want to be. burkes is here for a probation violation on an earlier conviction for cocaine possession and soliciting. soon to transfer to a drug treatment program, burkes says drugs and prostitution have been a way of life.