Thread by @WomensLibFront

This year, California implemented sex self-identification for prison housing. Any man can seek transfer to women’s facilities if he says he is “transgender.” He does not have to identify as a woman(!) as long as he does not identify as a man. #KeepPrisonsSingleSex

The LA Times reported yesterday that 255 transfer requests to women’s facilities have been made in the first three months of this policy. Most are yet to be processed, but no transfer requests have yet been denied. latimes.com/california/sto…

California reported in 2009 that 20% of inmates who ID as trans are sex offenders. This means at least 50 current transfer requests to women’s facilities are likely rapists. #KeepPrisonsSingleSex #NotOurCrimes cpb-us-e2.wpmucdn.com/sites.uci.edu/…

The LA Times also said California prison officials know of men falsely claiming to ID as trans. An advocacy group for incarcerated women told the Senate Judiciary Committee that at least one man so far has been successful in his ruse.

Woman II Woman describes the fear and humiliation of sleeping, showering, and toileting in front of these men. Most incarcerated women have survived physical and sexual abuse. They are terrified, and they are in despair.  static1.squarespace.com/static/5f232ea…

One man already housed with women is Richard Masbruch, who raped and tortured two women. If you have a strong stomach, you can read about his crimes here: scocal.stanford.edu/opinion/people… #NotOurCrimes

The CDCR acknowledges that putting men (90% of whom still have functional penises) in women’s prisons presents a risk of pregnancy. cdcr.ca.gov/prea/sb-132-fa…

The Equality Act, currently before the Senate, would expand self-ID nationwide, to all prisons, jails, juvenile detention centers, and immigration facilities.

Nationwide and state-level polling shows that only 7% of Americans support the policy of giving men, convicted of raping and murdering women, the ‘right’ to serve their sentences in women’s facilities. #KeepPrisonsSingleSex womensliberationfront.org/poll-data

Mixed-sex prisons are a terrible, cruel solution to sexual violence in men’s prisons. Congress should amend the Prison Rape Elimination Act to allow for separate facilities for transgender-identified inmates. #KeepPrisonsSingleSex @senatedems @senateGOP

Check out our page on women’s prisons for more information and resources on how you can help #KeepPrisonsSingleSex womensliberationfront.org/womens-prisons