A transgender woman says in a federal lawsuit that she was sexually assaulted, frequently ridiculed and subjected to other cruel and unusual punishment when she was held at a men's jail in Baltimore
Chelsea Gilliam, left, and her attorney Eve Hill, right, of Brown, Goldstein & Levy LLP, speak at a news conference Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in Baltimore. Gilliam, a transgender woman awaiting trial inside a Baltimore men’s jail facility, was sexually assaulted at knifepoint by another prisoner, subjected to frequent ridicule and denied hormone therapy in what constituted cruel and unusual punishment, according to a federal lawsuit filed this week.
A spokesperson for the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services said the agency could not comment on pending litigation. During her time behind bars, she endured frequent harassment and often feared for her safety, according to the lawsuit. In addition to monetary damages, she’s seeking court-ordered changes to policies and training for Maryland corrections staff.
Department policy also acknowledges that transgender prisoners, especially trans women, face a higher risk of sexual assault. But it says housing classification should be decided based on a person’s assigned sex at birth if they haven’t completed a “surgical gender reassignment” process — “regardless of how long they may have lived their life as a member of the opposite gender.”
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