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| Transgender prisoner files suit |
| By The Bay Area Reporter |
| Published: 06/28/2007 |
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SACRAMENTO, CA - A lawsuit filed against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for its failure to protect a transgender prisoner from sexual assault could alter policies and procedures pertaining to housing and treatment of incarcerated transgender individuals. The trial is scheduled to begin July 2 in San Francisco Superior Court. Gregory Walston, the attorney for Alexis Giraldo, initially sued corrections personnel for negligence. The suit also seeks punitive damages for the intentional infliction of emotional distress, and cruel and unusual punishment while Giraldo has been in Folsom Prison. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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