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Publication • February 12, 2016
7. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Report, ICCPR Coalition Report Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Human Rights in the United States This shadow report on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex rights in the United States was coordinated by Global Rights and endorsed1 by: Amnesty International USA Gender …
Publication • February 10, 2016
National Center for Lesbian Rights Testimony Before Senate Judiciary Committee on Solitary Confinement, National Center for Lesbian Rights, 2012 June 15, 2012 The Honorable Richard Durbin, Chairman Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights 224 Dirkson Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Via email to: Nicholas_Deml@judiciary-dem.senate.gov …
Article • February 2, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016
Judge to Recommend Whether to Exonerate “San Antonio Four” of Sexual Assault Convictions by Matthew Clarke A San Antonio, Texas judge is considering what he will recommend to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals after hearing testimony that four women convicted of sexually abusing two young girls in 1994 should …
Hamm v. City of New York, et al., anti-gay attack on jail visitor, complaint, 2015 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------------------------------------x Thomas Hamm, FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT Plaintiff, AND DEMAND FOR A JURY TRIAL -v- 15-CV-06238 (JPO) The City of New York; New York City Department of …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Filed under: Gay/Lesbian, Marriage
Arizona Department of Corrections Adopts Same-Sex Marriage Policy by Michael Brodheim Arizona Department of Corrections Adopts Same-Sex Marriage Policy by Michael Brodheim Corrections officials in Arizona have changed a policy related to prisoner marriages to allow same-sex unions, now that such marriages are legal in the state. However, prisoners are …
McKibben v. McMahon, CA, Second Amended Complaint, LGBT Wrongful Treatment, 2015 Case 5:14-cv-02171-JGB-SP Document 37 Filed 05/20/15 Page 1 of 65 Page ID #:385 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Barrett S. Litt, SBN 45527 E-Mail: blitt@kmbllaw.com David S. McLane, SBN …
Article • October 3, 2014
Utah Democrat Defeated for Party Post Defeated After "Outing" as Private Prison Official by Utah Democrat Defeated for Party Post Defeated After "Outing" as Private Prison Official   By Derek Gilna   Her position as Vice-Chairman of Management and Training Corporation (MTC), third largest private prison operator in the United …
ACLU - PREA LGBTI Toolkit, 2014 PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT (PREA) TOOLKIT END THE ABUSE Protecting LGBTI Prisoners from Sexual Assault END THE ABUSE Protecting LGBTI Prisoners from Sexual Assault Introduction A prison or jail sentence should never include sexual assault. On May 17, 2012, the Department of Justice released …
Publication • 2014
Filed under: Gay/Lesbian
Queer Fire-The George Jackson Brigade Men Against Sexisn and Gay Struggle Againt Prison, 2014 “I ’ll tell you what, we were some tough faggots.” -Ed Mead untorelli press Q UEER FIRE the george jackson brigade men against sexism and gay struggle against prison Front Cover: Men Against Sexism members Ed …
Article • November 15, 2013 • from PLN November, 2013
ICE Directive May Limit Solitary Confinement of Immigrant Detainees by Derek Gilna Many human rights activists have noted that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which is protected by draconian post-9/11 legislation and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rule-making power, has been prone to abusive detention practices – especially in …
Publication • November 7, 2013
Testimony of Shay re Sexual Victimization of Gay Prisoners to Review Panel on Prison Rape 2013 Testimony Submitted to the Review Panel on Prison Rape Sexual Victimization of Jail Inmates with Non-Heterosexual Orientations Giovanna Shay, Professor of Law Western New England University School of Law gshay@law.wne.edu November 7, 2013 I …
Article • August 15, 2013
Filed under: Gay/Lesbian, Transgender
D.C. Guards Fired for Failing to Recognize Female Prisoner in Male Unit by The District of Columbia Jail has fired three guards that failed to realize a woman was being held in the male detention center, even after she had been strip searched and forced to shower with male prisoners. …
Sixth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner's Sexual Orientation Discrimination Suit by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a district court's dismissal of a prisoner's lawsuit alleging discrimination based on his sexual orientation. Ricky Davis, a gay, insulin-dependent diabetic Michigan state prisoner, was screened, medically cleared and hired by …
Article • June 15, 2013 • from PLN June, 2013
Former Michigan Assistant Attorney General Held Liable for Targeting Gay Student by On August 16, 2012, a federal jury in Detroit found Andrew Shirvell, a homophobic former Michigan Assistant Attorney General, guilty of stalking, defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress and invasion of privacy in a civil lawsuit filed by …
Pennsylvania Guards Charged with Physical, Sexual Abuse of Prisoners by A Pennsylvania state prison guard was arrested on September 27, 2011 and charged with 89 counts of physically and sexually abusing prisoners at State Correctional Institution (SCI) Pittsburgh. Seven other guards were initially suspended, and three face related charges. Before …
Article • May 15, 2012 • from PLN May, 2012
New York Prison System Allows Same-Sex Partners to Participate in Family Reunion Program by In late April 2011, the New York Department of Correctional Services (DOCS) formally adopted a regulation permitting same-sex married partners and those in civil unions to participate in the prison system’s family reunion program, also referred …
CDCR Pays $25,000 to Settle Employee Harassment Claim by In December 2008, Sergeant Curtis Scott signed a Settlement Agreement with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), agreeing to settle the lawsuit he had initiated in April 2007. In that lawsuit, Scott alleged that, while employed at High Desert …
Article • July 15, 2011 • from PLN July, 2011
Queer (In)justice: The Criminalization of LGBT People in the United States, by Joey L. Mogul, Andrea J. Ritchie and Kay Whitlock (Beacon Press, Feb. 2011), 216 pages, $27.95 by Daniel R. Schaffer Reviewed by Daniel R. Schaffer Queer (In)justice (QI) is a useful and necessary tool for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, …
Brief • February 16, 2011
Stinson v. Washington DOC, WA, Complaint, Workplace Discrimination Against Homosexual Guard, 2011 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SUPERIOR COURT FOR 'I'IlE STATE OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF PIERCE 9 10 CARA STINSON, Individually, NO. Plaintiff, 11 12 13 14 COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES v. STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF …
Article • January 15, 2011 • from PLN January, 2011
North Carolina Prison Censorship Class Action Suit Settled by A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit that challenged the way the North Carolina Department of Corrections (NCDOC) administers its policies related to the receipt of books and magazines by prisoners. The suit sought to enforce the First …
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