The White House's recent policy changes intended to protect women in prisons from trans women have triggered backlash from both cisgender female inmates and transgender advocates. Critics, including lawyer Kara Janssen, argue these changes, which they label as hateful, disrupt safe environments and violate federal statutes like the Prison Rape Elimination Act. The current situation has left many transgender individuals in fear, facing isolation and a loss of hard-won rights within the Bureau of Prisons. A recent court ruling backed these criticisms, reinforcing concerns about the underlying motivations of the executive order.
The latest rule changes have created chaos and fear, violating the Prison Rape Elimination Act and ultimately stripping away identities and safety from transgender individuals.
Janssen highlighted that the executive order's motivations stem from hate and fear rather than logic, and rightly critiqued the lack of guidance from the BOP.
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