All posts tagged "inmate"
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Maryland Pays $750K to Trans Inmate Beaten by Guard
Maryland's Department of Corrections will pay $750,000 to Amber Canter, an inmate who sued after being assaulted by a correctional officer.
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Prisoner Allegedly Kills Cellmate for Being Black and Gay
Wisconsin inmate Jackson Vogel told investigators he killed 19-year-old Micah Laureano because he "checked all the boxes"
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Trans Ex-Inmate Sues for Being Kept in Solitary for 6 Years
A transgender former inmate is suing the Missouri Department of Corrections for keeping her in solitary confinement due to her HIV status.
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Georgia prison system pays family of trans inmate $2.2 million after death by suicide
A transgender woman's family is demanding an investigation after she died by suicide in a Georgia prison
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Family of gay man who died at Rikers Island while held on $1 bail demands accountability
The family of Esias Johnson, a gay man who died in Rikers while being held on $1 bail, is awaiting news about the cause of...
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Michigan trans inmate sues state after being raped by cellmates in male prison
A Michigan transgender inmate is suing prison officials for failing to protect her from being raped by two cellmates while in custody.
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Federal judge orders Wisconsin to provide surgery to trans inmate
Judge James Peterson found that prison officials' denial of surgery to Nicole Campbell violated her constitutional rights
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New York county prison settles lawsuit, agrees to adopt trans-affirming policies
Transgender advocates say $60,000 settlement sends message to other county jails to reform their policies on trans inmates
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Gay man suing Colorado prison for allowing him to be raped and beaten by fellow prisoner
A prison officer laughed after the inmate said he had been beaten and raped for three days
