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Trans prisoner settles landmark civil rights lawsuit

Started by LostInTime, July 06, 2007, 08:12:38 AM

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Pink News UK
6th July 2007 12:30
PinkNews.co.uk writer

John Doe, a 2005 inmate of the Orange County Jail in California, today successfully settled a civil rights suit against the County resulting in significant policy changes and a settlement sum of close to $50,000 (£25,000).

Doe, represented by San Diego law firm Stock Stephens, LLP and the Transgender Law Center (TLC), alleged denial of medical care and gender identity harassment in the suit.
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