CBC·4 min read·medium
Judge refuses to order transgender inmate be moved to women's prison
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A Canadian federal judge has dismissed a request from a transgender inmate to be transferred from a men's prison to a women's institution. The judge ruled that while the inmate is a woman, the decision must depend on unique safety and risk factors rather than a blanket policy.
Amanda Cooper, who has been incarcerated as a dangerous offender since 2001 for crimes committed when she identified as a man, underwent full gender surgery two years ago, and argued she feared for her safety in a men’s prison and was in self-imposed isolation.
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