"The Department of Justice (DOJ) signalled its intention to remove standards in the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) which specifically protect LGBTQ+ people from rape and sexual assault. Administration officials said in a leaked memo from Tuesday (2 December) that it believes the standards, brought in by Barack Obama in 2012, contradict US president Donald Trump's Jan 20 executive order targeting incarcerated trans people."
"The proposed changes, reported by Prism earlier this week, would rescind rules such as mandated screenings to determine whether trans or intersex prisoners are at risk of sexual abuse in a facility. Incident reviews would also be targeted, preventing investigators from taking into account whether cases were motivated by the victim's gender identity. The order would apply to facilities including adult prisons, lock-ups, community confinement facilities, and even juvenile facilities."
"Tammie Gregg, principal deputy director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, wrote in the directive that the changes would reflect the Trump administration's position that there are only two sexes, male and female. According to the Williams Institute, trans people are over four times more likely than cisgender people to be the victims of a violent crime including rape or sexual assault. A CBS News survey further states that trans inmates are far more likely to be the victims of sexual assault than cisgender prisoners."
A leaked Department of Justice memo signalled an intention to remove standards in the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) that specifically protect LGBTQ+ people from rape and sexual assault. The memo asserts those standards contradict President Trump's January 20 executive order targeting incarcerated transgender people. Proposed changes would rescind mandated screenings assessing whether transgender or intersex prisoners face sexual abuse risks and would limit incident reviews from considering gender identity motives. The revisions would apply to adult prisons, lock-ups, community confinement and juvenile facilities. Data cited shows transgender people face substantially higher risks of violent crime and sexual assault in custody, and advocacy groups warned the rollback could increase violence inside detention facilities.
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