A troubling new report on transgender prisoners VERBATIM: The Correctional Service of Canada says most of the inmates who are men, living as women, are violent offenders and nearly half are serving time for sexual offenses. The study demonstrates the problem with housing these men in women’s prisons as several states in the U.S. are […]
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A troubling new report on transgender prisoners
A troubling new report on transgender prisoners
VERBATIM: The Correctional Service of Canada says most of the inmates who are men, living as women, are violent offenders and nearly half are serving time for sexual offenses. The study demonstrates the problem with housing these men in women’s prisons as several states in the U.S. are currently doing. Advocates for female prisoners say their clients are being placed at risk of their lives by being locked up with violent men. Michael Harrington, SRN News.