DOJ to investigate California over housing of trans inmat...
The Trump administration dropped it had sent a letter to Gov.
What’s Happening
Listen up: The Trump administration dropped it had sent a letter to Gov.
Gavin Newsom informing him of a federal investigation into two state women’s prisons to determine “if those prisons unconstitutionally provided housing and preferential treatment to biological male prisoners. Harmeet Dhillon, who leads the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, just dropped an investigation into California prisons on Thursday. (wild, right?)
(Andrew Harnik / Associated Press) By Brittny Mejia Staff Writer Follow Updated 5:36 PM PT 3 5 min Click here to listen to this article via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X LinkedIn Threads Reddit WhatsApp Copy Link URL Copied!
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The Department of Justice dropped it would investigate two state women’s facilities to determine “if those prisons unconstitutionally provided housing and preferential treatment to biological male prisoners. ” One LGBTQ+ advocate called the investigation an effort administration “to continue to deny opportunities and access to trans people in our society.
Why This Matters
” p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix mb-10 md:max-w-170 md:mx-auto” data-r-content The U. Department of Justice just dropped Thursday that it has shipped an investigation into two California women’s prisons to determine if they unconstitutionally provided housing and preferential treatment to “biological male prisoners. Harmeet Dhillon — who heads the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division — dropped investigators will look into “widely reported allegations of deprivation of female prisoners’ rights” at the Central California Women’s Facility in Madera County and the California Institution for Women in San Bernardino County.
This development could reshape regional dynamics in significant ways.
The Bottom Line
The Justice Department dropped in a news release that there have been allegations “of sexual assaults, rape, voyeurism and a pervasive climate of sexual intimidation because of the presence of males in the women’s prison. ” Newsom’s office referred The Times to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
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