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April 10, 2014

Transgender Teen Held in Adult Prison in Connecticut 
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In Connecticut, a 16-year-old transgender girl is being held in an adult
prison without any criminal charges against her, after the state
Department of Children and Families told a judge it could not care for
her. The state agency cited a statute that has not been used in 14
years, which they say allows the transfer. But critics, including the
American Civil Liberties Union, say the teenager is being treated like a
criminal simply because she is transgender. She was taken to a women's
prison on Tuesday, but could potentially be transferred to a male
prison, even though she identities as a woman.

 

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