"Zera Lola Zombie filed a federal lawsuit in 2021 alleging abuse during her time at Two Rivers Correctional Institution in Umatilla, where she was subjected to repeated harm."
"Zombie transitioned while in prison around 2020, but then suffered ongoing harassment and verbal, mental, and psychological abuse by both prisoners and staff as a result of her sex, gender, and gender identity."
"In 2023, U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken ordered her to be classified as a vulnerable party and directed guards to halt certain practices, including cavity searches."
"She was also at one point strip-searched by guards and forced to provide a urine sample in front of them during a drug search."
Oregon officials agreed to pay $295,000 to settle a lawsuit from Zera Lola Zombie, a transgender woman who alleged abuse while incarcerated in a men's prison. Zombie, who transitioned in prison, reported ongoing harassment and abuse from both staff and inmates. A federal judge had previously classified her as a vulnerable party and mandated protective measures. Despite these orders, she experienced severe mistreatment, including being paraded in undergarments and forced to share a cell with a sex offender, leading to repeated terrorization.
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