Christian Group That Pushed “ Bathroom Bills” Is Taking Anti Transgender Fight to Prisons

DONNA LANGAN IS very worried. Langan is a transgender woman in an American prison. She is a direct beneficiary of federal anti-rape regulations finalized in 2012, as well as subsequent changes to Bureau of Prisons policy, which have made it possible for a small number of trans people locked up in federal facilities to be housed in accordance with their gender identity. In March 2016, after spending years struggling to stay safe in male facilities, Langan was transferred to Federal Medical Center Carswell, a federal prison located just outside of Fort Worth, Texas.