DOJ opens third state investigation over Washington housing men in women’s prisons
The Justice Department has initiated a third federal civil rights investigation into Washington state's housing of transgender women in women's prisons. This inquiry follows allegations that female inmates at the Washington Corrections Center for Women faced sexual violence and intimidation. The investigation is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to address concerns regarding the safety of female inmates in such facilities.
- ▪The DOJ is investigating the Washington Corrections Center for Women over allegations of sexual violence against female inmates.
- ▪This investigation is the third of its kind, following similar inquiries in California and Maine.
- ▪The DOJ aims to determine if the housing practices violate the constitutional rights of female inmates.
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The Justice Department opened a third federal civil rights investigation Tuesday into a state housing transgender women assigned male at birth in women’s prisons, this time targeting Washington state over allegations that female inmates were exposed to sexual violence and intimidation at a women’s correctional facility near Tacoma. In a letter sent to Gov. Bob Ferguson (D), the DOJ announced it would investigate whether the Washington Corrections Center for Women in Gig Harbor engaged in a “pattern or practice” of violating the constitutional rights of female inmates by housing transgender in the facility.
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