Episode 6: Being LGBTQ+ in Women's Prisons

There are some inmates in women's carceral facilities who are especially vulnerable to medical abuse and neglect. I didn't have enough time in one semester to adequately (and respectfully) cover all of those risk factors, so I chose to spotlight the LGBTQ+ community as just one poignant example.

I apologize for any audio anomalies that may result from my having to re-record a few segments, ironically enough, in the closet.

Sources:

1. “This is a prison, glitter is not allowed: Experiences of trans and gender variant people in Pennsylvania’s prison systems” (2011) Pascal Emmer, Adrian Lowe, & R. Barrett Marshall via The Hearts on a Wire Collective

2. Creating, reinforcing, and resisting the gender binary: a qualitative study of transgender women’s healthcare experiences in sex-segregated jails and prisons (2017) Hughto, J. M. W., Clark, K. A., Altice, F. L. et al.

3. Health care during incarceration: A policy position paper from the American College of Physicians (2022) Kendig, N. E., Butkus, R., Mathew, S., et al.

4. “Women and imprisonment in the U.S.: History and current reality” by Nancy Kurshan, Prison Activist Resource Center

5. Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women 2nd ed. (2012) by Victoria Law

6. “Coming out of concrete closets: A report on Black & Pink’s LGBTQ prisoner survey,” v. 2 (2015) from Black and Pink by Jason Lydon, Kamaria Carrington, Hana Low, et al.

7. Exploring healthcare experiences for incarcerated individuals who identify as transgender in a Southern jail (2018) McCauley, E., Eckstrand, K., Desta, B, et al.

8. “LGBTQ people behind bars: A guide to understanding the issues facing transgender prisoners and their legal rights” (2018) National Center for Transgender Equality

9. https://www.ncchc.org/position-statements/transgender-and-gender-diverse-health-care-in-correctional-settings-2020/

10. “Incarcerated LGTQ+ adults and youth” (2022) Emma Stammen & Nazgol Ghandnoosh via The Sentencing Project