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Judge orders Oregon to reassess transgender prisoner housing
Judge orders Oregon to reassess transgender prisoner housing
Judge orders Oregon to reassess transgender prisoner housing

Published on: 04/29/2026

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According to state data, 117 prisoners who have self-identified as transgender women are in custody. Of those, eight are housed at the state's only women's prison, Coffee Creek Correctional Institution.

A federal judge has ordered the Oregon Department of Corrections to house transgender women in state prisons based on their gender identity and only after completing safety assessments on each case.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/04/judge-orders-oregon-to-reassess-transgender-prisoner-housing.html

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