Free Syiaah: Trans woman seeks clemency after abuse in a men's prison

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The #FreeSyiaah campaign across social media has gained traction over the past year, but Governer Newsom is still yet to respond. (Micah Bazant & Forward Together)
Syiaah Skylit, a trans woman incarcerated in a California men’s prison, is seeking clemency due to “severe and persistent” abuse and violence.
Skylit is behind bars at Kern Valley State Prison (KSVP) in Delano, California, where – according to an online petition – she has been “a victim of multiple acts of brutal, senseless violence” both “at the hands of prison staff and others in custody”.
The petition has more than 5,000 signatures at the time of writing and was launched by the Transgender Advocacy Group, calling for governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to release Skylit. She has reportedly requested to be transferred to a women’s facility several times, but the CDCR have denied her requests. She has been transferred to six different institutions since 2017, all of which were men’s prisons.

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