Woman says she was attacked at Gig Harbor prison, sues DOC over transgender housing policy

Female inmate sues Washington state after alleged attack by male-born prisoner in women's facility

A female inmate in Washington state is suing corrections officials after she says she was brutally attacked by a male-born prisoner housed in a women’s prison under the state’s gender-identity housing policy.Faith Booher-Smith, who is incarcerated at the Washington Corrections Center for Women, alleges in a federal lawsuit she was "violently attacked" by inmate Christopher Williams, a convicted sex offender who had been transferred to the prison…

Lawsuit Challenges Washington DOC Gender Identity Policies Citing Trans-Identified Male Assaults on Female Inmates

A conservative non-profit organization has launched a lawsuit against the Washington Department of Corrections (WADOC) on behalf of a female inmate who says she was brutally assaulted by a dangerous transgender pedophile being held at the state’s women’s facility. The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) is challenging the WADOC gender identity policy that allows men to request a transfer to the female estate, arguing that the policy has “led t…

Female Inmate Who Says She Was Attacked by Male Felon Sues Washington State over Trans Prison Policy

'We deserve to serve out our sentences with safety — without being locked up with and beaten up by men,' the plaintiff told NR.

Woman says she was attacked at Gig Harbor prison, sues DOC over transgender housing policy

The complaint asks a federal judge to block DOC from housing certain inmates at the women’s prison in Gig Harbor.

Washington State Faces Lawsuit Following Alleged Assault by Transgender Inmate in Women's Prison

NewsFinale NewsFinale Journal A woman incarcerated in Washington state has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Corrections, claiming she was viciously attacked by a transgender inmate being housed in a women’s facility. This incident has sparked a legal challenge to the state’s policy on gender-identity accommodations in prisons. Faith Booher-Smith, currently serving time at the Washington Corrections […] The post Washington State Faces La…