Transgender prisoners in New Jersey will be held by gender, not gender
The New Jersey State Prison will begin to place prisoners based on their gender identity rather than the gender assigned to them at birth, after the corrections department reached a settlement with a transgender woman who said she was forced to live in a male prison for a year and a half. Prison and become a target of discrimination and abuse.
Earlier this week, system-wide policies and other changes were announced, including the provision of better medical and mental health care for transgender, intersex and non-binary prisoners. Statement from the ACLU of New Jersey.
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