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2012
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Issues related to gender identity are discussed. Gender identity is “a person’s sense of their own gender, which is communicated to others by their gender expression.” Objectives for this presentation are: define key terms related to Gender Identity ... Read More
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2011
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“The overall goal of the SOC [Standards of Care] is to provide clinical guidance for health professionals to assist transsexual, transgender, and gender nonconforming people with safe and effective pathways to achieving lasting personal comfort with ... Read More
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2011
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This groundbreaking policy explains how detention staff will supervise Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) youth. It is considered one of the best policies of its kind. If you are looking to develop such a policy you would do well to look a... Read More
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2011
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The U.S. Appeals Court affirms the District Court’s decision that Wisconsin’s Act 105, the Inmate Sex Change Prevention Act, violates the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. It should be noted that the plaintiffs had been receivin... Read More
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2011
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A memorandum regarding the evaluation and treatment of inmates with Gender Identity Disorder (GID) is presented. It is to be immediately implemented in response to a lawsuit settled with Vanessa Adams, a FEDERAL Bureau of Prisons (BOP) inmate at FMC ... Read More
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2010
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Advocates for the safety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) crime victims and victim service providers need to read this report. Results from a survey of whether LGBTQ crime victims have adequate access to victim services are p... Read More
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2010
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The strategies offered for addressing the challenges LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) youth must deal with in correctional facilities will provide guidance for other correctional agencies facing similar problems. Sections of this report... Read More
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2010
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The “need for all four sets of standards [found in the National Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape] to account for the vulnerabilities of LGBTI [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex] individuals in detention” is exp... Read More
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2010
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If you are wondering about special programming to reduce the recidivism of gay inmates, or just to create an effective reintegration program for gay men, you should begin with this program overview. "The Social Mentoring Academic and Rehabilitative T... Read More
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2010
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“Plaintiff, an inmate in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, asserts that Defendants have subjected her to cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution by denying her appropriate medica... Read More
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2009
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This handout material is comprised mostly of the “Promoting a Safe and Respectful Environment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Children and Youth in Out-of-Home Placement” Informational Letter (INF). “The purpose of this Infor... Read More
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2009
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Effective ways to decrease violence against transgender, intersex, and gender nonconforming (TIGNC) individuals are discussed. This article is divided into seven parts: introduction; understanding violence in detention; detention as a site of solidar... Read More
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2009
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Individuals needing basic legal information for federal and New York prisons can find it in this publication. Sections of this chapter are: introduction; changes in the law; unequal treatment because of sexual orientation or gender identity; your rig... Read More
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2009
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Contents of these proceedings are: introduction; meeting take-aways in brief; illegal alien programs; proactive discipline, part 2; PREA update; intersex and transgender issues; Legal Issues in Jails--2009; open forum; announcements; LJN business; f... Read More
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2009
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This document “represents the first effort to examine the experiences of LGBT [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender ] youth in juvenile courts across the country” (p. 1). Ten chapters follow and executive summary: barriers to fair and effective ju... Read More
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2009
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“It is the purpose of this administrative regulation (AR) to serve as a standard of care for the treatment of gender identity disorder and define the extent and general limits of health services that will be provided to this population” (p.1). Proced... Read More
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2009
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This policy describes the provision of "the appropriate treatment of transgender, transsexual, inter-sex, and gender variant persons who are incarcerated and housed within the DC DOC" (p. 1). Procedures cover initial intake and housing.... Read More
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2009
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The sexual abuse of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) prisoners is discussed.... Read More
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2009
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The mission of the TGIJP is "to challenge and end the human rights abuses committed against transgender, gender variant, genderqueer and people with intersex conditions in California prisons and beyond." Points of entry include: news; mission; progr... Read More
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2009
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Copies of overheads are provided for a presentation about issues surrounding the incarceration of transgender individuals. Topics covered include: backdrop for research; six good reasons to study transgender inmates; “transgender” means different th... Read More
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2009
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"[T]his research provides the first empirical portrayal of a prison population in California that is unique by virtue of being both transgender and incarcerated" (p. 1). Sections of this document include: abstract; introduction; research methodology... Read More
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2009
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Effective practices for ensuring the rights of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) inmates are explained. Strategies for protecting LGBT prisoners are organized according to: classification; harassment, abuse, and sexual assault; health ca... Read More
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2008
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Legal protections often denied transgender youth involved with the juvenile justice system are described. Sections contained in this article include: transgender youth are at risk for juvenile court intervention; overview of the juvenile delinquency ... Read More
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2008
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This policy is designed "to maintain and promote a safe environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth in OCFS [New York State Office of Children and Family Services] operated residential and after-care programs" (... Read More
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2008
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The need to investigate issues surrounding the victimization of transgender prisoners is explained. This presentation is divided into four sections: context for research or the whys for research on transgender inmates -- legislative mandates, legal ... Read More
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2007
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The management of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex inmates (LGBTI) in a jail setting is addressed. Sections contained in this article are: a terminology lesson; the sexual being -- physiognomy, gender identity, and sexual orientatio... Read More
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2006
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The legal rights of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) youth are discussed through the use of scenarios that show professionals in child welfare and juvenile justice what they may experience working with this population. This paper is div... Read More
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