Three years after the death of Layleen Polanco in solitary confinement, a new report documents systemic failures that have left most people misclassified, starting with the cops and courts.
: The George R. Vierno Center on Rikers Island was visible from Queens, Jan. 25, 2019.In 1979, the city Department of Correction created a special unit within the men’s jails on Rikers Island to house gay men and transgender women.and touted as a revolutionary way to protect that vulnerable population.
Among some of the report’s findings: transgender women are routinely sent through a men’s jail intake facility, sometimes for days. Guards threaten to switch trans detainees to opposite-sex housing for not following mundane rules. Many struggle for months to get basic medication. And the task force found that in a majority of cases studied, people were housed in units inconsistent with their gender identity.
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