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BENTON — The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois on Wednesday filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of six transgender inmates against the Illinois Department of Corrections for what it says is systematic mistreatment of inmates with gender dysphoria.
The primary complaint lodged in the class action suit centers around improper medical treatment of inmates.
“The lawsuit details the ways in which prisoners who are transgender suffer extreme harms due to the outright denial of care related to gender dysphoria, inordinate delays in the administration of care when it is provided at all, and systemic failure to follow prevailing medical standards for the treatment of this serious medical condition,” a news release from the ACLU says.
Please click to read the full story from Isaac Smith of the Southern Illinoisan.
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