Women & LGBTQ+ Populations in Confinement

Authors

Brenda V. Smith, American University Washington College of LawFollow
Dr. LaShonda Brenson, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
Michelle Bonner, Criminal Justice Reform Consultant, Litigation Expert, Certified Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Auditor
Jamie Rodriguez, Community Defender Division at the Public Defender Service (PDS) for the District of Columbia
Whit Washington, Equal Justice Works Fellow for the Project for Transgender Incarcerated Survivors (PTIS)

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

2-21-2020

Conference / Event Title

The Human Rights Brief Presents a Symposium on - Examining Conditions of Confinement: Adults and Children Deprived of Human Rights

Hosting Organization

American University Washington College of Law

Abstract

Panelists will discuss challenges faced by adult women and LGBTQ+ populations, while confined in jails, prisons, and immigration detention facilities. The panelists will discuss issues related to physical and sexual safety, access to reproductive healthcare, and access to medications, as well as, gender-affirming clothing for transgender and gender non-conforming individuals.

Recommended Citation

Smith, Brenda V.; Brenson, Dr. LaShonda; Bonner, Michelle; Rodriguez, Jamie; and Washington, Whit, "Women & LGBTQ+ Populations in Confinement" (2020). Presentations. 853.
https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/pub_disc_presentations/853