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Transsexuals Treated Poorly in New York Prisons
Loaded on Feb. 15, 2008
by David Reutter
published in Prison Legal News
February, 2008, page 34
by David M. Reutter
Filed under:
Gay/Lesbian,
Commentary/Reviews,
Reviews,
Transgender Medical Procedures,
Failure to Protect (Transgender).
Location:
New York.
The Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP) has issued a report on the treatment of transgender and intersex people in New York state men?s prisons. That report finds that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) prisoners experience assault, denial of urgently needed medical care, and placement in ...
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