Film exposes silent crisis of prisoners
Center for Cultural Pluralism raises awareness of transgender issue
By Adam Roberts, Cynic Correspondent
Updated: Wednesday, April 4, 2012 17:04
http://www.vermontcynic.com/life/film-exposes-silent-crisis-of-prisoners-1.2725050#.T32kko5EYas"Cruel and Unusual" was a part of the Spring 2012 Social Justice Film Series that sought to highlight the struggles transgender women face.
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"Cruel and Unusual" told the story of five transgender women who were incarcerated in a men's prison, where they were subjected to rape and violence but denied medical and psychological treatment.
"The warden said to me, 'We don't recognize transsexual as a serious medical need,'" said Linda, a transgender woman in the documentary. "He said, 'We're not gonna treat you here. More than likely, you'll wind up killing yourself.'"
After being denied estrogen therapy, Linda became depressed and attempted to hang herself in her cell.
