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Washington Federal Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Halting Release of Transgender Prisoners’ Personal Information; Class Certified

Loaded on Jan. 1, 2022 by Jayson Hawkins published in Prison Legal News January, 2022, page 26
Filed under: Class Certification, Discrimination (Transgender), Failure to Protect (Transgender). Location: Washington.

by Jayson Hawkins

On April 8, 2021, the Federal court for the Eastern District of Washington issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) to preserve the status quo and halt the release by the Washington Department of Corrections of records containing personal information including documents related to identifying prisoners who are ...

 

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