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Gay Tennessee Prisoner Refuses to Out Himself 
in PREA Classification Hearings

Loaded on June 1, 2025 published in Prison Legal News June, 2025, page 26
Filed under: Prisoner-Prisoner Harassment, Gay/Lesbian, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Prison Classification. Location: Tennessee.

In an essay for Filter Magazine published on February 10, 2025, openly gay Tennessee prisoner Tony Vick made a surprising admission: He consistently identifies himself as “straight” in annual classification hearings conducted under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), 42 U.S.C. ch. 147, § 15601 et seq. The reason, he added, ...

 

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