Prison forces trans woman into solitary confinement at a men's facility
Prison forces trans woman into solitary confinement at a men's facility
Kim is on a hunger strike, and has been since Friday, demanding to be transferred back. "I’m just scared it’s gonna get a lot worse before it gets better," she said. Kim is on a hunger strike, and has been since Friday, demanding to be transferred back. "I’m just scared it’s gonna get a lot worse be...
So she was transferred to a men's facility from a women's, denied any opportunity to appeal, and thrown in solitary for not going willingly. I wonder, are they going to keep her in solitary for the rest of her imprisonment, or are they going to release her and put a woman in with the men at the prison? Either seems like a completely fucked up option.
Rationally; she did break a rule. Logically; that should've seen her placed in the 'Female Solitary Unit'; as she was already classified as female.
Unfortunately, the prison also made a large mistake, and she should not have been 'transferred' to a Men's Facility.
Here's an additional article with significantly more background information: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/trans-rights-prison-amber-kim_n_6557ce06e4b0998d69a049d4
That’s not news, it’s just a common cruelty
This is really sad all around. Sex isn't supposed to happen in prison, but it happens in men's and women's facilities. The fact that this person was only vilified and transferred to a men's facility after someone at the DOC leaked the investigation documents and an article was run dead naming her and implying she was a predator is so wrong.
I might not be understanding something, but if she's being placed in solitary, I'm not really sure what difference it makes what type of facility she's put into. My understanding is that you don't get to interact with anybody in solitary, regardless of gender. I can't imagine there's too many gender-specific accommodations that are made in these situations.
Maybe actually read the article? This is right at the top:
When Kim realized she was being removed, she asked to speak with her lawyer and see paperwork authorizing the transfer, which was denied. Kim then refused to walk as commanded, at which point she was allegedly thrown to the ground by guards, who tied her ankles and wrists together and put her in the back of an SUV, she said. At Monroe Correctional Complex, Kim was put into solitary confinement, for allegedly “refusing transfer.”
She wouldn't be in solitary confinement if they hadn't moved her.
She was put into solitary because she refused to be transferred.
Ahh, gotcha. I see now, I originally thought she was being put straight into solitary from the start. That definitely changes things then.
This is one of those tough stories that really challenges your morals. Part of me wants to take her side, because no woman should be forced into a men's prison, trans or not. But then there's another part of me which feels a bit indifferent to the suffering of a murderer. Part of me thinks "just put her in solitary back in the women's prison", but then another part of me thinks "actually we shouldn't have solitary confinement in any prisons in the first place". It's just an awful situation from every angle.
You guys are just
totally insane or incredibly stupidslightly misinformed if you're spending any energy defending this monster. Perhaps go read up on what the person did.You're also playing right into the hands of the people who are fighting against equal rights by doing this. Pick your fights better! There are decent trans people who need and deserve your support.
People can support both trans rights and prisoner rights.
She killed her abusive parents when she was 18. I wouldn't condone that, but I also wouldn't call her a monster. People in extreme circumstances do extreme things
If they were abusive, they had it coming.
Just because someone is a "monster" doesn't mean that the Constitutional prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment does not apply to them.
The thing about fighting for human rights and ethical treatment is that it doesn't change if the person receiving the treatment is someone you don't like.
You can be against this treatment without wanting to DeFeNd the individual in question.