A federal court refused to block the Trump administration from moving trans women into ‘solitary-lite,’ forcing them to shower in front of male guards and keeping them from medical care.
Hey Transitics readers! Bit of a more meta comment but this is my first article in 8 days and I feel like I should address why.
Since nothing particularly newsworthy on the policy front has happened (outside of the medicaid rule but its practical effects are limited) in the past week, it seemed like a good time to get started on it. And so, I've been working pretty much non-stop (I see it in my sleep lol) on a new data project that I'm super excited to share with y'all! I should be wrapped up with it by next week—I'm just waiting on a few state agencies to get back to me—and while I won't reveal what it is just yet, I will offer two related statements about it: 1. something like this has never existed and 2. the data on this is so scarce that in 2011 the state of California literally bragged about being the first to do this when it wasn't even one of the first TEN.
Anyways, thanks for sticking with me and I'll give you more information on it next week!
I wonder if we can send letters to these women somehow. Maybe through their lawyers, to protect their anonymity? They must feel so alone.
I hadn’t thought of it when I read your article about the BOP’s medical experimentation, but now I wonder if that policy was an attempt to manipulate public perception (and that of the legal system) in cases like this one.
That would be a lovely idea! I’ve got my hands pretty full at the moment in terms of reaching out to people, but if you find anything, absolutely let me know. I’d be more than happy to amplify it :)
I agree, we need to send them letters somehow, and let them know that they're not forgotten and that people care. I wish we could send them cookies, too!
One of my partners is deeply involved in the trans community on reddit, and I've asked her to check into it.
Four of the statements mention two lawyers: an Alexander Shalom in San Francisco, CA and a Natalie Kraner in Roseland, NJ (at least that’s where the declarations were executed). Could be worth looking for a business email to ask.
It always seems odd to give a "like" to a story like this, so saturated with things to dislike, so I want to say something that I assume is obvious but I want to say "out loud," if you will, anyway:
I "liked" this as a way to say "Thank you for alerting me to this and I appreciate all you do."
“It goes without saying that none of these things are currently experienced by cis women or cis men in federal prisons.”
I mean maybe not as a deliberate matter of identity-based policy but incarcerated cis people are definitely in solitary confinement and denied medical care and privacy in federal prisons. Obviously the treatment these women are receiving is bigoted and uniquely cruel but conditions similar to theirs are often experienced by other incarcerated people on a more arbitrary basis.
Hey Transitics readers! Bit of a more meta comment but this is my first article in 8 days and I feel like I should address why.
Since nothing particularly newsworthy on the policy front has happened (outside of the medicaid rule but its practical effects are limited) in the past week, it seemed like a good time to get started on it. And so, I've been working pretty much non-stop (I see it in my sleep lol) on a new data project that I'm super excited to share with y'all! I should be wrapped up with it by next week—I'm just waiting on a few state agencies to get back to me—and while I won't reveal what it is just yet, I will offer two related statements about it: 1. something like this has never existed and 2. the data on this is so scarce that in 2011 the state of California literally bragged about being the first to do this when it wasn't even one of the first TEN.
Anyways, thanks for sticking with me and I'll give you more information on it next week!
transmisogyny GLEEFULLY celebrated by maga
Great job reporting on this. It’s a very dark topic, and most of the news media has abandoned these women.
Thank you for your very important work.
I wonder if we can send letters to these women somehow. Maybe through their lawyers, to protect their anonymity? They must feel so alone.
I hadn’t thought of it when I read your article about the BOP’s medical experimentation, but now I wonder if that policy was an attempt to manipulate public perception (and that of the legal system) in cases like this one.
That would be a lovely idea! I’ve got my hands pretty full at the moment in terms of reaching out to people, but if you find anything, absolutely let me know. I’d be more than happy to amplify it :)
I agree, we need to send them letters somehow, and let them know that they're not forgotten and that people care. I wish we could send them cookies, too!
One of my partners is deeply involved in the trans community on reddit, and I've asked her to check into it.
Four of the statements mention two lawyers: an Alexander Shalom in San Francisco, CA and a Natalie Kraner in Roseland, NJ (at least that’s where the declarations were executed). Could be worth looking for a business email to ask.
Alex Shalom says that he will pass letters to his clients. Here's the mailing address he gave me.
One Lowenstein Drive
Roseland, New Jersey 07068
pure evil, what's happening to these women...
Reminded me of late 1930’s in Central Europe.
Oh, sure, have them shower in front of male guards. That's not going to result in increased rates of prison rape at all.
Because of course it’s Texas 🤦♀️
It always seems odd to give a "like" to a story like this, so saturated with things to dislike, so I want to say something that I assume is obvious but I want to say "out loud," if you will, anyway:
I "liked" this as a way to say "Thank you for alerting me to this and I appreciate all you do."
What an evil regime u all are
“It goes without saying that none of these things are currently experienced by cis women or cis men in federal prisons.”
I mean maybe not as a deliberate matter of identity-based policy but incarcerated cis people are definitely in solitary confinement and denied medical care and privacy in federal prisons. Obviously the treatment these women are receiving is bigoted and uniquely cruel but conditions similar to theirs are often experienced by other incarcerated people on a more arbitrary basis.