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In state prisons and Baltimore jails, trans people choose between harassment or confinement

March 22, 2023
Old prison jail cells

State prison and Baltimore city jail policies are effectively funneling transgender people into solitary confinement-like settings for long stretches of time, according to formerly incarcerated trans people and advocacy groups who testified before the Maryland Senate last week while pushing for new housing and search policies.

 

Article Source: The Baltimore Banner

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