DOJ signals that U.S. prisons must adopt transgender policies for prisoners

By News on the Net -- CNA Catholic News Agency —— Bio and Archives March 14, 2024

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) this week signaled that prisons throughout the United States must provide prisoners with transgender-related medical care, including “hormone therapy” and other gender-related requests.

The department said in a press release on Tuesday that the Utah Department of Corrections (UDOC) had “violated the Americans with Disabilities Act” when it “failed to provide” a male prisoner with access to “hormone therapy.” ---More...