A New Lawsuit Sheds Light on the Horrors Trans People Face in Prison

Since entering California’s prison system in January 2015, Candice Crowder has been beaten, sexually assaulted, and sliced. But rather than address her repeated pleas for help and safety, the 33-year-old Black trans woman says prison staff beat her and placed her in solitary confinement, as well as in housing units closer to the prisoners who assaulted and abused her.