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The Department of Justice is suing the state of Utah, including the Utah Department of Corrections, for allegedly discriminating against a transgender inmate who had surgically removed his testicles after suffering from gender dysphoria.
The Justice Department targets the Utah Department of Corrections over its policies handling trans-identifying prisoners.
The Utah corrections department strongly disagreed with the finding, saying it was “blindsided” by the timing and had been working to resolve identified issues.
The Utah Department of Corrections was found in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act after discriminating against a transgender inmate with gender dysphoria, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday.
An internal audit confirmed a KSL investigation that found convicted sex offenders missing from the registry. Also the number of people who did not appear is higher than was initially known.