User:Melissaglvn/sandbox

United States - I edited "post-op trans women" to "post-op trans men" because I feel like this was the issue the editor wanted to highlight.

Trans and gender variant people tend to be thrown into isolation or solitary confinement due to their gender expression or sexual orientation, which the prison staff claims is for their protection. While in solitary confinement, may of the trans and gender variant inmates' lives depend on the staff overseeing them, resulting in lack of resources and lack of information being delivered to them. Mail delivery, which can be beneficial in obtaining things like parole and help the prisoner feel less isolated, never reaches them in solitary confinement. In addition, many trans and gender variant prisoners can be denied proper food which may be needed due to illnesses such as being HIV+, and medical treatment, like the hormones they need.

Coming out (section title I will be adding to)

The Los Angeles County Men's jail segregates openly gay and transgender inmates, however, only if the staff that is inspecting them perceives them to be gay or trans enough for segregation. Even through attempts from gay and trans men trying to seek a safer place, the jail only segregates those that fit into their definition of gay and trans, often only accepting those they deem vulnerable enough.

LGBT Youth Prisoners in the US (section title I will be adding to)

-Many LGBT youth often experience being cast aside from their families and hostile environments while at school. The school system fails many LGBT students through their zero-tolerance policy which is meant to protect them but often results in LGBT students being arrested or given harsh disciplinary action. According to "Messy, Butch, and Queer: LGBTQ Youth and the School-to-Prison Pipeline", LGBT youth are often blamed for the harassment they receive despite the fact that they are being targeted solely upon their sexual orientation or the way the LGBT students present themselves.

Solitary confinement - added a hyperlink for "solitary confinement"

I want to check for biases, make sure all the links work, and make sure the page sounds neutral.

Add some definitions where needed.

I would also like to talk about people of color inmates.

I would also like to look more into transgender issues. I want to look into and add information about access to hormones.

There seems to be not a lot of information on healthcare in the Unite States for this page, so I would like to add more to that section.

** Most of this information is already covered.

New York

"It's War in Here: A Report on the Treatment of Transgender and Intersex People in New York State Men's Prisons"

Sylvia Rivera Law project works on cases in which their clients experience assault while incarcerated, improper medical care, and get placed into facilities without considering their gender. Many prisoners who have to undergo this kind of violence aren't able t get legal support which results in prisoners being unable to get help to obtain their legal rights.