As biological males who identify as transgender women or nonbinary are being transferred upon request to female prisons in California, biologically female inmates have been assaulted by these new transfers, says Lauren Adams, Legal Counsel for the Women’s Liberation Front (WoLF).
Following a California law that went into effect on Jan. 1 allowing inmates to use their claimed gender identity to determine whether they are incarcerated in men’s or women’s facilities, there have been 261 prison transfer applications. All but six were to be transferred to women’s prisons, Fox News reported. At least 26 men have been transferred, but it may be more, Adams told the John Solomon Reports podcast Wednesday.
Adams cited a 2009 study that found 20.5% of biological men identifying as transgender women are registered sex offenders, with 49.8% of transgender women having committed crimes against persons.
As a result of the transfers following the new law, female inmates have been assaulted by male inmates.
“One of the first assaults we heard of was a man who was victimized in the men’s prison,” Adams said. “It’s documented, he sued the state over it, and has transferred, and within weeks had attacked his female cellmate. And then they took him away, put him in prison jail, right — administrative segregation — for a couple of weeks and then dumped him on a different yard.”https://9b0c0fa3a1ae69645d39c741e25f14e3.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html
Adams said that there have been many similar incidents since the recent transfers began.
A transgender woman inmate who had sexually assaulted two young boys was transferred to a women’s prison and stopped taking estrogen, “and he’s already been sexually active with multiple women” within the three weeks he’s been there, Adams said.
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Adams said that “no one’s listening” to the female inmates who are terrified of the violent men coming to their prisons. She also referenced the Department of Health and Human Services citing a 1994 study in 2001 that found 80% of female inmates had been victims of abuse.
“All of the organizations who usually work on prisoners’ rights are not speaking out on this — they either want to stay neutral, or they’re in favor of the law,” she said.
Biological men identifying as transgender women cannot legally be separated in men’s or women’s prisons since it is legally considered stigmatizing and discriminatory.
Despite WoLF tagging California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Senator Scott Wiener, the law’s author, in social media posts and emailing them the information, “they don’t want to hear from the women in there, they’d rather just forget them,” Adams said.
Gov. Newsom’s office and state senator Wiener’s office did not immediately respond to requests for comment Wednesday evening.
Dallas police are investigating after two people were found dead inside of an apartment.
Officers responded to a welfare check call on the 6000 block of Ridgecrest Road around noon Wednesday.
Upon arrival they found 27 year old David Stewart and 24 year old Jimena Nunez deceased inside from gunshot wound. They also found two children ages 3 years old and 8 months alive inside.
Authorities said they received a call Sunday from a neighbor regarding shots being fired at the apartment. When officers went to the home they knocked on the door but no one answered so they left.
When they came back to the apartment Wednesday and discovered the deceased couples body they also noticed their car missing.
At this time authorities have no suspect(s and are working to locate the missing vehicle.
A second person was arrested on Tuesday in connection to the death of a 5-year-old Dallas boy.
On Monday, 5-year-old Zamaurian Kizzee was found dead in his home located in the 2800 block of Silkwood Street. The little boy showed signs of prolonged physical abuse.
Hours after Dallas police discovered the boy dead, his mother, Tiffany Williams, 26, was arrested and charged with Injury to a Child/Serious Bodily Injury.
Williams admitted to hitting her son with a closed fist the day of his death. She also admitted that he was physically abused daily.
The following day, 74-year-old Ulysses Kizzee was also arrested. He is charged with Injury to a Child/Serious Bodily Injury by Omission, a first-degree felony.
The Dallas Police Department has not confirmed exactly how Kizzee is related to the little boy. However, a domestic disturbance incident filed with DPD earlier this year disclosed that Ulysses Kizzee and Tiffany Williams have been in a relationship for 9 years.
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A 3-month-old, 1-year-old, 3-year-old, 6-year-old, and 7-year-old, have been removed from the home. Child Protective Services say there is a history with the family.
R & B singer R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday for racketeering and sex trafficking.
U.S. District Court Judge Ann Donnelly handed down the sentence after long deliberation and testimony from several of Kelly’s victims.
Robert Sylvester Kelly’s attorneys argued that he should only get 10 years in prison but the federal prosecutors recommended he be sentenced to more than 25 years.
During the trial several victims came together and spoke out about the sexual abuse and pain they endured throughout the years.
One victim who was identified as Jane Doe said Kelly made her perform sexual acts.
Attorneys also brought up the late Aaliyah and how R. Kelli married her while she was 15.
“I felt special, because someone who was special to the world was interested in me,” she said, adding, “I hope you go to jail for the rest of your life.”
As judge Donnelly handed down the singers sentencing the victims stood together, held hands and prayed. The judge also put in consideration Kelly’s childhood involving sexual assault, poverty and violence.
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Back in 2019 Kelly was arrested and accused of leading an organization where he would recruit underage women and subject them to sex crimes.
Kelly was charged with bribery, kidnapping, forced labor, sexual exploitation of a child, sexual trafficking across state lines and racketeering involving six victims. He was also accused of breaking the Mann Act, which makes it illegal to take anyone across state lines “for any immoral purpose“.
During testimony Kelly listened to all his accusers and did not take the stand during his trial.
