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News January 27
What’s in a Name?
New lawsuits by transgender people challenge bans on name changes for those convicted of crimes.
By Beth Schwartzapfel
Life Inside September 6, 2018
My Gay Prison Gang Fights Neo-Nazis
They call us the Rainbow Warriors.
By Dennis Mintun
Life Inside June 14, 2018
My Road to Acceptance as a Trans Man Began in Prison
“I won’t be swept under the rug anymore. This is me.”
By Ethan Ybabes as told to Page Dukes
News March 29, 2016
DOJ Tells Prisons to Put Safety First in Housing Transgender Inmates
Rules from 2012 are too often ignored, advocates say.
By Beth Schwartzapfel
News October 8, 2015
Were These Transgender Prisoners Paroled — Or Just Kicked Out?
Three prisons were ordered to provide transgender health care. Three prisoners were suddenly set free.
By Beth Schwartzapfel
News August 10, 2015
What Care Do Prisons Owe Transgender Inmates?
A California case may decide.
By Beth Schwartzapfel
Life Inside February 5, 2015
Call Me Mandi
The life of a transgender corrections officer.
By Richard Ross
Graphics December 19, 2014
By the Numbers
A guide to the latest stats in the world of criminal justice.
By Gerald Rich, Andy Rossback and Ivar Vong
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