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Ashley Diamond case: Transgender prisoners must be protected, DOJ says


Up till now, there has been grossly inadequate and unconstitutionally insufficient medical treatment provided, which has led Ms. Diamond to experience really catastrophic symptoms [of] gender dysphoria for months on end, without any relief from corrections officials, said Chinyere Ezie, one of Diamond s lawyers and senior staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights.
Ezie also said that since Diamond filed the lawsuit in November, she s also been the victim of retaliation  her records have been tampered with and a series of disciplinary reports have pushed her release date back a year.
Diamond s lawyers have asked in April court filings to order prison officials to move her to a women s prison and to provide her with necessary medical treatment for her gender dysphoria. A hearing on those requests is set for next month. ....

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Justice Department weighs in on Ashley Diamond lawsuit: Prison officials obligated to protect transgender prisoners from harm


Justice Department weighs in on Ashley Diamond lawsuit: Prison officials obligated to protect transgender prisoners from harm
Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY
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Failure to provide transgender prisoners with a safe environment or adequate medical care constitutes cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment, the U.S. Justice Department said last week.
In a statement of interest filed in the case of Ashley Diamond, a Black transgender woman who sued the Georgia Department of Corrections in November, the Justice Department said it s not taking a position on the facts of Diamond s case.
However, the department noted that the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution requires prison officials to conduct individualized assessments that lead to reasonably safe conditions of confinement and adequate medical care for all prisoners.” ....

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