CA Community Hopeful Admin. Will Implement Policies To Protect Transgender Prisoners
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On January 7, 2019, Medina Orthwein LLP filed an amended complaint on behalf of Candice Crowder in the U.S. District Court for the…
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TRT Exclusive: State Legislators Fight to Improve Protections for LGBTQ Incarcerees
By: Al Gentile/TRT Reporter— A new criminal justice reform bill slated to be voted upon by the Massachusetts legislature in 2018 could explicitly mandate protections…
Survivors of Solitary Confinement Deliver 1,000 Signed Postcards to Gov. Baker Demand an End to Torture in Mass.
BOSTON—On Thursday, March 23, a group of survivors of solitary confinement, and their allies, some dressed in orange jump suits and shackled with ankle chains,…
Boston-Based Nonprofit Seeks to End Solitary Confinement in Mass. Prisons, Jails
Solitary Confinement, many attest, is a mentally and physically torturous experience By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— In September, Mike Cox will embark on a spiritual…
LGBTQ Undocumented Community Demanding Immediate Release of Transwoman Raped in ICE Custody
PHOENIX, Az.—Trans and Queer Undocumented Immigrants from the Arcoiris Liberation Team and the Arizona Queer Undocumented Immigrant Project (AZQUIP) came together along with community leaders…