This policy of housing male prisoners in women's prisons (which is the policy in most blue states) follows directly from state laws forbidding discrimination on the basis of "gender identity", and the fact that the same laws define "gender identity" as entirely up to the individual, with no external gatekeeping of any kind.
Unless and until these laws are repealed, there is no legal way to keep men who claim a "woman identity" out of women's prisons.
Or, for the matter, out of women's sports, women's locker rooms and showers, or generally any space, place, event, etc, designated as for women only.
It should be noted that ALL Democrats holding elected office (state or federal) support these laws. The equilvalent law at the federal level is the Equality Act, which has received unanimous support of Democrats in Congress. Joe Biden has called for its immediate passage in every state-of-the-union address.
"Far from being places in which female inmates can rehabilitate themselves to eventually rejoin society, in Washington state, they are being actively retraumatized by their male co-inmates, simply because these men self-identify as another gender." How did we get to this point? It makes no sense.
Thank you for this stance: "Female inmates are among the least powerful members of society and are largely unable to fight for themselves—FAIR is here to stand up for their right to bodily safety while incarcerated."
Approximately half of these males are in prison for sexual assault. They're at risk in prison because they're rapists and child molesters. It has nothing to do with their gender identity. In the prison hierarchy, the only one lower than a rapist is a child molester. They have to be housed in a separate area because the guys in for drug dealing and armed robbery will kill them.
They should be in the male sex offenders unit.
Please remember that nonviolent trans women who get a DUI or some other nonviolent conviction go to jail, not prison. Prison is only for people who have a sentence longer than a year. It's usually fairly serious crimes.
Smaller men are often at risk in a men's prison, but that doesn't have much to do with gender identity either.
I have not seen any evidence indicating that transfeminine males are at greater risk than any other prisoner when size, age, and offense is taken into consideration. Nor have I seen any indication that they're not at greater risk. I have no data
In the world outside the prison, transfeminine males are at LOWER risk of assault than either men or women, unless they're in sex work.
In person sex work is deeply dangerous. Trans sex workers might be at greater risk than other sex workers. I'm not sure on that point.
This policy of housing male prisoners in women's prisons (which is the policy in most blue states) follows directly from state laws forbidding discrimination on the basis of "gender identity", and the fact that the same laws define "gender identity" as entirely up to the individual, with no external gatekeeping of any kind.
Unless and until these laws are repealed, there is no legal way to keep men who claim a "woman identity" out of women's prisons.
Or, for the matter, out of women's sports, women's locker rooms and showers, or generally any space, place, event, etc, designated as for women only.
It should be noted that ALL Democrats holding elected office (state or federal) support these laws. The equilvalent law at the federal level is the Equality Act, which has received unanimous support of Democrats in Congress. Joe Biden has called for its immediate passage in every state-of-the-union address.
"Far from being places in which female inmates can rehabilitate themselves to eventually rejoin society, in Washington state, they are being actively retraumatized by their male co-inmates, simply because these men self-identify as another gender." How did we get to this point? It makes no sense.
Thank you for this stance: "Female inmates are among the least powerful members of society and are largely unable to fight for themselves—FAIR is here to stand up for their right to bodily safety while incarcerated."
Thank you for fighting for the rights, safety, and dignity of incarcerated women in our state!
Bless you all for taking on this fight for women. Godspeed.
"FAIR has received reports of physical and emotional harm inflicted on female inmates who are forcibly housed with male prisoners."
It would be helpful if evidence or links to other news stories were provided. A quick google search doesn't bring up much.
I don't support transexual women being housed in female prisons, but it also feels wrong to put them in male prisons.
Approximately half of these males are in prison for sexual assault. They're at risk in prison because they're rapists and child molesters. It has nothing to do with their gender identity. In the prison hierarchy, the only one lower than a rapist is a child molester. They have to be housed in a separate area because the guys in for drug dealing and armed robbery will kill them.
They should be in the male sex offenders unit.
Please remember that nonviolent trans women who get a DUI or some other nonviolent conviction go to jail, not prison. Prison is only for people who have a sentence longer than a year. It's usually fairly serious crimes.
Smaller men are often at risk in a men's prison, but that doesn't have much to do with gender identity either.
I have not seen any evidence indicating that transfeminine males are at greater risk than any other prisoner when size, age, and offense is taken into consideration. Nor have I seen any indication that they're not at greater risk. I have no data
In the world outside the prison, transfeminine males are at LOWER risk of assault than either men or women, unless they're in sex work.
In person sex work is deeply dangerous. Trans sex workers might be at greater risk than other sex workers. I'm not sure on that point.