Transgender rights in federal correctional facilities

  • March 31, 2017

On March 17, 2017 the Canadian Bar Association’s Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Community Forum wrote a letter to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness raising its concerns regarding Gender Identity and Expression Rights in Corrections.

The submission points to a CBA resolution outlining concerns about institutional placement, use of segregation, searches, toiletry and access to personal items, and health care of transgender prisoners.

Read the letter