The City Council is considering changes to policy to protect the rights of transgender New Yorkers held on Rikers Island, following the high-profile death of a transgender woman who died in solitary confinement. MKramerTV reports.
, following the high-profile death of a transgender woman who died in solitary confinement.
"It is possible that Layleen would have been alive today had DOC placed her in housing consistent with her gender identity," Williams said. "The indignities that they experience while incarcerated often start at arrest when the arresting officer incorrectly lists the sex they were assigned at birth," Williams said.The public advocate that while the de Blasio administration made improvements in dealing with LGBTQ+ detainees, the unit in charge of creating housing for them has weakened.
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