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Philadelphia Police Department Transgender Policy (2013)

This directive establishes policies for interactions with transgender individuals to provide for the safety of police officers and citizens, and for the protection of the constitutional rights of citizens in all official interactions.

Gender Identity Disorder: Healthcare for Offenders with (2013)

“The purpose of this standard operating procedure (SOP) is to establish guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment, management, and placement of offenders diagnosed with gender identity disorder (GID) to ensure offender safety and access to appropriate and necessary medical and mental health treatment. This SOP defines the extent and general limits of healthcare services provided to offenders identified as meeting the criteria for diagnosis of GID as outlined within the most current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)” (p. 3).

Further Guidance Regarding the Care of Transgender Detainees (2015)

This memorandum provides further guidance regarding the placement and care of transgender adult detainees in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Emforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). This guidance complements existing ICE detention standards and the requirements of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Oregon Department of Corrections’ Wellness & Resiliency Pilot Program (WRP): Contrasting Pre-Post Survey Measures Between WRP and a Comparison Group (2015)

In the Spring of 2013 the Oregon Department of Corrections (henceforth referred to as the 'department') began a collaboration with the Prison Mindfulness Institute to explore the efficacy of mindfulness/ meditation practice to promote wellness and resiliency of staff working in the department's prisons. The goal of this project was to learn more about how introducing staff to basic mindfulness/ meditation skills might impact staff climate/culture and individual staff's self-awareness and emotional resiliency.

Standards for Treatment of Gender Dysphoria (2015)

New Hampshire Department of Corrections, Policy and Procedure Directive. The purpose of the policy is to "set a standard of care for the treatment of Gender Dysphoria (GD) as clinically defined in the diagnostic criteria established by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) most recent diagnostic and statistical manual (DSM) and to define the extent and general limits of the healthcare services that will be provided to this population.

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