Last fall groundbreaking legislation gave transgender, intersex, and nonbinary inmates the right, regardless of anatomy, to choose whether to be housed in a male or female prison. latimes.com/california/sto…
The demand has been high, with 261 requests for transfers since Jan. 1, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
It’s the start of a sensitive operation playing out in one of the largest prison systems in the country. latimes.com/california/sto…
It’s the start of a sensitive operation playing out in one of the largest prison systems in the country. latimes.com/california/sto…
Just over 1`% of California’s prison population — or 1,129 inmates — have identified as nonbinary, intersex or transgender, according to CDCR, a population that experiences excessive violence in prison. latimes.com/california/sto…
The Times spoke to more than a dozen inmates in women’s and men’s prisons to understand how the new law is playing out. 
Michelle Calvin said inmates welcomed her with care packages when she transferred in February from Mule Creek to the Chowchilla prison.
But there was also tension. Inmates in two rooms refused to have her as a roommate.
But there was also tension. Inmates in two rooms refused to have her as a roommate.
Kelly Blackwell, who has applied to be transferred to a women's prison, has asserted that transgender women have no plans to be predatory.
While advocates and inmates say the transfers have been received well, several claim that misinformation spread by prison staff is stirring up transphobia and that more must be done to educate inmates.
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