New Jersey to house prison inmates based on gender ID following lawsuit
New Jersey's prison system is about to begin housing inmates based on gender identity.
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Jun 30, 2021, 11:13 AM
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Updated 1,270 days ago
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12h agoNew Jersey's prison system is about to begin housing inmates based
on gender identity.
The new
policy goes into effect July 1, and stems from a lawsuit filed in 2019
by a transgender woman who said she was forced to live in men's prisons for a
year and a half.
Under the new policy, transgender, intersex and nonbinary people
in state prisons will have greater protections from harassment, be allowed to
shower separately from other inmates and have the right to appeal housing
decisions.
Pat-down
searches or strip searches of transgender women by male officers will be
prohibited.
AP wire services helped contribute
to this report.
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