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Title: LGBT PRISONER SAFETY BILL PASSES ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE
Post by: Butterfly on January 22, 2010, 01:17:26 PM
Post by: Butterfly on January 22, 2010, 01:17:26 PM
LGBT PRISONER SAFETY BILL PASSES ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE
22 January, 2010
http://www.outinpalmsprings.com/home/news.asp?articleid=33828 (http://www.outinpalmsprings.com/home/news.asp?articleid=33828)
Bill to expand protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender prisoners was recently re-introduced after veto last year
Sacramento – The California State Assembly Appropriations Committee today passed the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Prisoner Safety Act, AB 633, with bipartisan support. Sponsored by Equality California (EQCA) and introduced by Assemblymember Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco), the bill is designed to prevent violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the state prison system. The bill was vetoed by the Governor last year but was recently reintroduced.
22 January, 2010
http://www.outinpalmsprings.com/home/news.asp?articleid=33828 (http://www.outinpalmsprings.com/home/news.asp?articleid=33828)
Bill to expand protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender prisoners was recently re-introduced after veto last year
Sacramento – The California State Assembly Appropriations Committee today passed the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Prisoner Safety Act, AB 633, with bipartisan support. Sponsored by Equality California (EQCA) and introduced by Assemblymember Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco), the bill is designed to prevent violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the state prison system. The bill was vetoed by the Governor last year but was recently reintroduced.