Federal appeals court blocks restrictions on placement of trans women in Oregon prisons
A federal appeals court ruled that Oregon may continue making case-by-case decisions regarding the prison placement of transgender women. The ruling blocks a presumption that they should be housed in women’s prisons. Consequently, the state can maintain its current practice where most transgender women remain in men's facilities.
(Oregon Capitol Chronicle) -- Oregon does not need to presume transgender women should be housed in women’s prisons and may continue to make case-by-case placement decisions that have allowed most of them to remain in custody with men, a federal appeals court ruled. The case highlighted the tension some legal advocates say faces pro-LGBTQ+ Democratic [...]
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