A federal appellate court ruled last week that Oregon may house trans women inmates in men’s prisons, overturning a lower court’s ruling earlier this year.

The three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals consisted exclusively of Donald Trump appointees. They voted unanimously to overturn an April ruling from U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark D. Clarke ordering the Oregon Department of Corrections to assume that trans women prisoners should be housed in women’s prisons, and then assess individual cases to confirm that placement, not the other way around.

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  • [–] 19 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

    Do you know how many women have been raped in female prisons by men claiming to be trans at their trial?

    Many, many fewer than have been raped by guards in those prisons. Those same guards that should be preventing the exact type of crime you're describing.

    This is a prison reform problem, not a "trans people exist" problem.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 hours ago (1 child)

    Nice way to redirect the conversation on the root of the matter, instead of taking the surface-level culture war bait.

    (I'm being sincere <3)

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