Prisons and Policing Archives - Transgender Law Center https://transgenderlawcenter.org/category/prisons/ Making Authentic Lives Possible Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:59:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://transgenderlawcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Prisons and Policing Archives - Transgender Law Center https://transgenderlawcenter.org/category/prisons/ 32 32 Federal Judge Temporarily Enjoins Federal Prison Officials from Withholding Health Care From Incarcerated Trans People https://transgenderlawcenter.org/federal-judge-temporarily-enjoins-federal-prison-officials-from-withholding-health-care-from-incarcerated-trans-people/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/federal-judge-temporarily-enjoins-federal-prison-officials-from-withholding-health-care-from-incarcerated-trans-people/#respond Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:59:14 +0000 https://transgenderlawcenter.org/?p=24464 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 3, 2025 CONTACT K Richardson, Communications Manager, k@transgenderlawcenter.org WASHINGTON – A federal district court judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of a Trump Administration executive order prohibiting federal Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) officials from providing gender-affirming hormone therapy and accommodations to transgender people. The injunction does not require BOP […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/federal-judge-temporarily-enjoins-federal-prison-officials-from-withholding-health-care-from-incarcerated-trans-people/feed/ 0 Advocates Sue to Challenge Withholding of Gender-Affirming Care in Federal Prisons https://transgenderlawcenter.org/advocates-sue-to-challenge-withholding-of-gender-affirming-care-in-federal-prisons/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/advocates-sue-to-challenge-withholding-of-gender-affirming-care-in-federal-prisons/#respond Fri, 07 Mar 2025 21:37:00 +0000 https://transgenderlawcenter.org/?p=24275 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 7, 2025 CONTACT: K Richardson, Communications Manager, k@transgenderlawcenter.org WASHINGTON – Three transgender people currently incarcerated in federal custody have filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump Administration and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) challenging an Executive Order and new BOP policies prohibiting their access to gender-affirming care. The class action lawsuit […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/advocates-sue-to-challenge-withholding-of-gender-affirming-care-in-federal-prisons/feed/ 0 Victory! Court Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging California’s Transgender Prison Policy https://transgenderlawcenter.org/victory-court-dismisses-lawsuit-challenging-californias-transgender-prison-policy/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/victory-court-dismisses-lawsuit-challenging-californias-transgender-prison-policy/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 14:06:17 +0000 https://transgenderlawcenter.org/?p=23556 For Immediate Release May 16, 2024 Contact:  Tom Warnke, Lambda Legal, twarnke@lambdalegal.org ACLU SoCal Communications and Media Advocacy, communications@aclusocal.org K Richardson, TLC, k@transgenderlawcenter.org Civil and legal rights groups victorious in defending the Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act from an anti-transgender challenge The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California on Tuesday dismissed […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/victory-court-dismisses-lawsuit-challenging-californias-transgender-prison-policy/feed/ 0 Colorado Judge Approves Groundbreaking Consent Decree In Transgender Rights Class Action https://transgenderlawcenter.org/colorado-judge-approves-groundbreaking-consent-decree-in-transgender-rights-class-action/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/colorado-judge-approves-groundbreaking-consent-decree-in-transgender-rights-class-action/#respond Tue, 26 Mar 2024 20:11:52 +0000 https://transgenderlawcenter.org/?p=23217 For Immediate Release March 26, 2024 Media contact:  K Richardson, Communications Manager, k@transgenderlawcenter.org *** Colorado prisons to take significant steps to improve healthcare, safety for transgender women in their care; pay $2.15 million in damages for class members  Denver, Colorado – A Denver County District Court judge approved sweeping changes to Colorado’s prison system today, […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/colorado-judge-approves-groundbreaking-consent-decree-in-transgender-rights-class-action/feed/ 0 LGBTQ Legal Rights Organizations Move to Protect California’s Trans-Inclusive Incarceration Policy https://transgenderlawcenter.org/lgbtq-legal-rights-organizations-move-to-protect-californias-trans-inclusive-incarceration-policy/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/lgbtq-legal-rights-organizations-move-to-protect-californias-trans-inclusive-incarceration-policy/#respond Mon, 09 May 2022 20:09:47 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=16971 Lambda Legal, the Transgender Law Center (TLC), and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California (ACLU SoCal) filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit filed by anti-transgender activists against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) challenging SB132, the groundbreaking law protecting transgender people incarcerated in the state of California.

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/lgbtq-legal-rights-organizations-move-to-protect-californias-trans-inclusive-incarceration-policy/feed/ 0 TLC, Grant & Eisenhofer Law, and the Law Office of Daniel Yohalem File Lawsuit Against the United States Alleging Negligence and Discrimination Leading to the Death of Roxsana Hernandez https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-grant-eisenhofer-law-and-the-law-office-of-daniel-yohalem-file-lawsuit-against-the-united-states-alleging-negligence-and-discrimination-leading-to-the-death-of-roxsana-hernandez/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-grant-eisenhofer-law-and-the-law-office-of-daniel-yohalem-file-lawsuit-against-the-united-states-alleging-negligence-and-discrimination-leading-to-the-death-of-roxsana-hernandez/#respond Tue, 11 May 2021 19:26:22 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=16436 ICE, CBP, and DHS employees failed Roxsana at every step. Today Transgender Law Center (TLC), Grant & Eisenhofer Law, and the Law Office of Daniel Yohalem announced that they have requested to file an amended complaint alleging wrongful death, negligence and discrimination on the part of the United States which led directly to the death […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-grant-eisenhofer-law-and-the-law-office-of-daniel-yohalem-file-lawsuit-against-the-united-states-alleging-negligence-and-discrimination-leading-to-the-death-of-roxsana-hernandez/feed/ 0 Colorado Department of Corrections engages in unlawful harassment and intimidation targeting a young Black trans woman https://transgenderlawcenter.org/colorado-department-of-corrections-engages-in-unlawful-harassment-and-intimidation-targeting-a-young-black-trans-woman/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/colorado-department-of-corrections-engages-in-unlawful-harassment-and-intimidation-targeting-a-young-black-trans-woman/#respond Tue, 18 Sep 2018 17:59:38 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=14359 (Denver, Colorado) – Last Friday, Transgender Law Center and co-counsel from the law firm of King & Greisen LLP filed an amended complaint on behalf of Lindsay Saunders-Velez, a 20-year-old Black transgender woman incarcerated by the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC). The amended complaint adds a retaliation claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1985 and alleges […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/colorado-department-of-corrections-engages-in-unlawful-harassment-and-intimidation-targeting-a-young-black-trans-woman/feed/ 0 Groundbreaking Legislation to Honor Dignity of Transgender People in Prison Is Signed Into Law by Governor Brown https://transgenderlawcenter.org/groundbreaking-legislation-to-honor-dignity-of-transgender-people-in-prison-is-signed-into-law-by-governor-brown/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/groundbreaking-legislation-to-honor-dignity-of-transgender-people-in-prison-is-signed-into-law-by-governor-brown/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2017 16:58:25 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=14064 (Sacramento, CA) – Last night, for the first time in California history, legislation written by currently and formerly incarcerated transgender people was signed into law. Senate Bill 310 (the Name and Dignity Act), authored by Senator Toni Atkins of San Diego and co-authored by Senator Beall, Senator Wiener, Assemblymember Chiu, Assemblymember Garcia, Assemblymember Gloria, and […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/groundbreaking-legislation-to-honor-dignity-of-transgender-people-in-prison-is-signed-into-law-by-governor-brown/feed/ 0 Transgender Law Center Statement on the Release of Chelsea Manning https://transgenderlawcenter.org/transgender-law-center-statement-on-the-release-of-chelsea-manning/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/transgender-law-center-statement-on-the-release-of-chelsea-manning/#respond Wed, 17 May 2017 17:59:53 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=13890 Transgender Law Center (TLC) executive director Kris Hayashi issued the following statement about the release of Chelsea Manning from prison today: “We congratulate Chelsea Manning on her release from prison today and wish her well in her new life. Her inhumane treatment in prison – solitary confinement, denial of medical care, punishment for suicide attempts, serving […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/transgender-law-center-statement-on-the-release-of-chelsea-manning/feed/ 0 TLC wins victory for trans people in prison https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-wins-victory-for-trans-people-in-prison/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-wins-victory-for-trans-people-in-prison/#respond Tue, 09 May 2017 21:12:22 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=13865 Late last month, a court sided with Transgender Law Center, co-counsel Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, and trailblazing TLC client and advocate Shiloh Quine, ruling that transgender people should be able to access gendered items that are available to others in prison. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), citing escape concerns among others, […]

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