lead story - Transgender inmates say the way they're treated in Kansas prisons puts them in danger

Blaise Mesa

KCUR

Lansing, KS

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lead story - Suit takes aim at law that lets transgender inmates choose housing based on gender identity

Christian Martinez

Los Angeles Times

Sacramento, CA

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lead story - Justice Department reviewing policies on transgender inmates

Press

NBC News

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lead story - N.J. will house transgender inmates by gender identity after lawsuit

Jo Yurcaba

NBC News

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lead story - Records That Identify Transgender Inmates Must Remain Sealed

AP

US News & World Report

Spokane, WA

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lead story - California will house transgender inmates by gender identity

 Press

NBC News

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lead story - Eleven transgender inmates sexually assaulted in male prisons last year

Danny Shaw
BBC News

London, UK 

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civil rights - Federal judge orders sweeping reforms of treatment of transgender inmates in all Illinois prisons

Angie Leventis Lourgos
Chicago Tribune

East St. Louis, IL

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lead story - Prison workers under investigation for allegedly mocking transgender inmates in private Facebook groups

Nicole Chavez, Amanda Watts, Daniel Przygoda
CNN

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Colorado - Colorado to hold CDOC accountable for dangers posed to transgender inmates

Heidi Beedle
Colorado Springs Independent

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civil rights - Bill would give transgender inmates in California jails civil rights protections

Beatriz Valenzuela
Q Voice News

Pleasant Valley State Prison

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Mich. Corrections Department to aid transgender inmates

Press
The Detroit News

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Ellis Co. commissioner issues apology following comments about transgender inmates

Jonathan Zweygardt
Hays Post

Ellis County (Hays), KS

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Thailand tries out a special wing for transgender inmates

Axel Kronholm
The Spokesman-Review

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Justin Trudeau has promised to house trans inmates based on gender identity (UK)

Meka Beresford
Pink News

Justin Trudeau

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Juvenile detention centers struggle with transgender inmates

Marina Villeneuve
LGBTQ Nation

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Juvenile Detention Centers Ill-Equipped to Safely House Transgender Inmates

Marina Villanueve
NBCDFW

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Transgender inmates wage slow battle for necessary medical care in prison

Teresa Welsh
McClatchyDC

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Justice Department advises U.S. Prisons to consider identities of transgender inmates to protect them from violence

Staff
Lawyer Herald

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New prison policies aim to protect transgender inmates

Jaccil Farris
WFMZ

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