Trump Admin ‘Immediately’ Stops Enforcing LGBT+ Prison Rape Protections: Report

DOJ Halts Protections for Incarcerated Trans and Intersex People

Is it me or does it seem like the U.S. and the UK are locked into a battle of who can be more evil and transphobic than the other?

Trump admin ‘immediately’ stops enforcing LGBT+ prison rape protections: report

The Department of Justice instructed prison auditors across the country to simply stop assessing whether facilities are violating laws designed to shield LGBT+ prisoners from sexual abuse

Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people, memo says

The Department of Justice (DOJ) plans to dismantle protections for trans and intersex people in federal, state and local prisons, jails and youth detention facilities, according to a government memo obtained by Prism.  The memo, dated December 2, takes aim at existing standards of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) that the department says do not comport with the Trump administration’s first-day executive order that, among other things, targ…

Donald Trump plans to strip rape protections for trans prisoners, leaked memo reveals

“These changes to the PREA standards are reckless and dangerous," says Linda McFarlane, executive director of Just Detention International The post Donald Trump plans to strip rape protections for trans prisoners, leaked memo reveals appeared first on Attitude.

Trump DOJ rolls back policies protecting LGBTQ+ inmates from sexual violence

Trump's DOJ will no longer enforce safety standards for LGBTQ+ inmates in the Prison Rape Elimination Act.

Leaked memo reveals Trump's plan to remove rape protections for trans prisoners

The Trump administration wants to remove protections for trans people who have been raped in prison, according to a leaked memo. Content Warning: This article mentions sexual assault and rape, reader discretion is advised. The Department of Justice (DOJ) signalled its intention to remove standards in the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) which specifically protect LGBTQ+ people from rape and sexual assault. Administration officials said in a le…