Transgender Inmate Ordered to Undergo Surgery After Conviction for Killing Baby on Probation
A federal district judge in Indiana has ordered the state Department of Correction to provide a trans inmate with gender surgery at the 'earliest opportunity' after their conviction for killing a baby. The inmate was sentenced to prison while awaiting the surgery.
A federal district judge in Indiana has ordered the state's prison system to provide a transgender inmate with gender reassignment surgery at the earliest opportunity, following a previous court ruling that the inmate's hormone therapy was inadequate. The inmate, convicted of reckless homicide over the death of a baby, has been incarcerated since 2017 and has been undergoing hormone treatment while behind bars. The judge's decision comes as part of an ongoing effort to ensure the inmate's rights are protected under federal law. The case highlights ongoing debates about the treatment of transgender inmates in US prisons.
