When the rules for treating transgender inmates aren’t followed
The federal government has guidelines for how imprisoned transgender inmates should be treated. But a recent Philadelphia case shows those rules aren’t always followed.
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The federal government has guidelines in place for how transgender inmates should be treated in America’s jails and prisons. But a recent Philadelphia case shows those rules aren’t always being followed, specifically at Riverside Correctional Facility, the city’s only female jail. Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Pranshu Verma explains why.
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