255 California prison inmates identify as transgender or nonbinary so they can be moved to women’s prisons
by Brandon Showalter, Christian Post:
California has paved the way for male prison inmates to be transferred to women’s prisons, which has raised concerns about the safety and welfare of both the female inmate population and female corrections officers.
Over 255 men who identify as either female or “nonbinary” have in recent months requested to be transferred to women’s prisons on the basis of self-declared “gender identity,” according to multiple reports.
The onslaught of such requests was precipitated by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signing of the Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act, which requires the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to inquire of every individual to indicate their preferred pronouns, gender identity, and whether they identify as transgender, nonbinary, or intersex. The new law also requires that the department house prisoners in a “correctional facility designated for men or women based on the individual’s preference.”
Thus far, not a single “gender-based housing” transfer request has been denied. Of the 261 requests, all but six were requests from inmates to be transferred to the women’s facilities.
CDCR Deputy Press Secretary Terry Thornton said, “255 are from transgender women and nonbinary incarcerated people who are requesting to be housed in a female institution and six are from transgender men and nonbinary incarcerated people who are requesting to be housed in a male institution.”
According to the Los Angeles Times, many female inmates fear that men are filing requests to be transferred to women’s prisons based on false claims of gender identification. These concerns have seemed to slow down the process of transferring male inmates to women’s prisons, the publication added.
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