Governor Weighs Parole for Transgender California Inmate

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ABC News/SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Aug 7, 2015, 3:30 AM ET


"Gov. Jerry Brown is weighing whether to grant parole for a transgender inmate who is trying to force California to become the first state to pay for a prisoner's sex reassignment surgery."

Governor Allows Parole for Transgender California Inmate

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ABC News/SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Aug 7, 2015, 9:32 PM ET

"Gov. Jerry Brown is allowing parole for a transgender inmate who is trying to force California to become the first state to pay for sex reassignment surgery.

A federal judge in April ordered the state to provide the surgery, which had been scheduled for July. It was delayed after the state appealed.

The governor's office said Friday that Brown was taking no action on the Board of Parole Hearings' recommendation to release Michelle-Lael Norsworthy, which means her parole will ."