Officials soften objections to DP bill, trans prisoner rule

[Natasha]

Officials soften objections to DP bill, trans prisoner rule

http://www.washingtonblade.com/2008/9-19/news/localnews/13296.cfm
9/19/2008

Corrections officials had noted the change was needed because the city's Human Rights Act could be interpreted to force city prison authorities to assign male-to-female transgender inmates — including those transitioning from one gender to the other — to female living quarters in the D.C. jail. Prison officials feared doing so would create a potential danger for female inmates, who could be subjected to sexual harassment or assault by female trans inmates who have male sex organs.

[Secretgirl]

Where they have placed fully post-operative, legally female transwomen before?

Posted on: September 20, 2008, 08:02:46 AMI read that they have generally placed transpeople by their current  external genitals however one post-op woman was placed as ''mistake'' to men's side. Also one normal woman who looked very masculine.