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Transgender prisoner resources
The trans community faces higher rates of incarceration than the general population, often for non-violent theft, drug offenses, and sex work. Once imprisoned, trans people face enormous challenges, including higher rates of assault and sexual assault, difficulties with access to health services, and sometimes questions about which gender specific facility is appropriate. Policies and procedures vary significantly by state and country, and federal and military prisons often have differing policies as well. Below are some resources for trans prisoners and their friends and families.
Recommended contacts
I cannot personally assist trans prisoners, but I recommend contacting the following organizations:
LINK: ACLU National Prison Project
ACLU contact info
LINK: Transgender Law and Policy Institute
Criminal Justice System
query@transgenderlaw.org
LINK: National Center for Lesbian Rights
870 Market St.
Suite 370
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: 415.392.6257
Fax: 415.392.8442
Email: info@nclrights.org
LINK: Transgender Law Center
870 Market Street
Room 823
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 865-0176 (phone)
(877) 847-1278 (toll-free fax)
info@transgenderlawcenter.org
LINK: Transgender, Gender Variant and Intersex (TGI) Justice Project
1322 Webster St. Suite 210
Oakland, CA 94612
510-677-5500
Fax: 510-839-7615
info@tgijp.org
LINK: Stop Prisoner Rape
3325 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 340
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Phone: (213) 384-1400
info@spr.org
Online resources
LINK: Breaking out of the Prison Heirarchy: Transgender Prisoners, Rape, and the Eighth Amendment (PDF) by Christine Peek
LINK: Transsexual Prisoners by Mark Louis Brooks
LINK: To Keep Me Safe From Harm? Transgender Prisoners And The Experience Of Imprisonment by Richard Edney, Deakin Law Review
LINK: Resources for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Prisoners by Prison Book Program
LINK: Transsexual Prisoners by Transgender Law and Policy Institute
LINK: Fact Sheet: Rights of Transgender Prisoners by Courtney Joslin, Esq., National Center for Lesbian Rights
LINK: HMPS guideline proposals for transsexual prisoners (United Kingdom) By Kate More, Press for Change June 1996
LINK: Trans/Gender Variant in Prison Committee: A California Prison Focus Committee
LINK: Transgender Inmates via Justice Action (Australia)
LINK: Life in hell: In California prisons, an unconventional gender identity can be like an added sentence by Tali Woodward, San Francisco Bay Guardian
LINK: Transsexual Inmate Treatment Issues by Gianna E. Israel, Transgender Tapestry
LINK: Letter on Transgender Sexual Assaults to National Prison Rape Elimination Commission (PDF) by Transgender Law Center
LINK: Still in Danger: The Ongoing Threat of Sexual Violence Against Transgender Prisoners (PDF) by Stop Prisoner Rape
LINK: A Wild Elegance, a newsletter written and edited exclusively by and for male to female transsexual prisoners
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