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Transgender woman sues DC jail after spending more than 2 weeks in men’s unit

A transgender woman incarcerated for more than two weeks in the men’s unit of the D.C. jail is suing the city in federal court, demanding she be moved to the women’s unit.

The ACLU said Sunday Hinton been held in the D.C. jail since April 26. She’s charged with unarmed burglary with the intent to steal $20 dollars. And she’s being held in the men’s unit — even though Sunday Hinton is a transgender woman.

“Very angry,” her lawyer, Megan Yan told WUSA9. “This policy discriminates against transgender individuals, it houses them inconsistently with their gender identity and it denies a fundamental aspect of their personhood.”

The ACLU and the D.C. Public Defender Service are both representing Hinton, alleging that by incarcerating people based on their anatomy instead of their identity, the city is violating the D.C. Human Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution.

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6 thoughts on “Transgender woman sues DC jail after spending more than 2 weeks in men’s unit”

  1. Oh BS, just BS. This is a man who likes playing dress up as a female. HE belongs in jail with MEN, period.

  2. Pardon me, but this whole load of crap is really confusing. Is A transgender woman a woman who now claims to be a man or a man who now claims to be a woman?

  3. Does it have indoor or outdoor plumbing? Indoor- go to jail with women.. Outdoor, men’s prison. Very simple.

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