Trans People Behind Bars Face Great Risks. Prison Officials Are Making It Worse. ^17%

Truthout - By Victoria Law - 6/27/2026, 2:36 PM

Negativity Bias 23.7% - Appeal to Emotion 16.9% - Anecdotal 14.7%

“I am the ONLY female being held in a male prison here in New Jersey all because I am transgender,” Gia Valentina told Truthout. In January 2026, after years of requesting the procedure, Valentina had vaginoplasty, a gender-affirming surgery that creates a vagina and vulva. She was hoping that the procedure would allow her to be moved to... more