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Trans inmates confront misgendering and safety risks in Kansas prisons
In Kansas prisons transgender inmates report misgendering harassment and barriers to gender-affirming care. Bennett describes switching to female identity and violence faced in men’s facilities, while staff disputes diagnoses and medical care. Former workers cite policy shifts and ongoing discrimination amid evolving contracts with Centurion and Corizon.
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Bennett
Kansas
Corizon Health
Corizon
Michigan
Charles Seigel
Centurion of
KDOC
Centurion
Emily Feingold
Kansas News Service
Carol Pitts
Tredessa Donnell
Topeka
Ma’am
Donnell
Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen
National Center For Transgender Equality
Ncte Action Fund
Georgia
New Jersey
Virgina
Heng-Lehtinen
Nathaniel Callaway
Callaway
Department of Corrections