Forced Integration of Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Inmates in California State Prisons: From Protected Minority to Exposed Victims
Publication year:
2010
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 04, 2012
ANNOTATION: “This Note seeks to evaluate the background and application of administrative segregation of gay, bisexual, and transgendered inmates in Men’s Central and the repercussions of introducing previously segregated inmates into the general population of California state prisons” (p. 591). Sections comprising this article are: introduction; incarcerating sexual minorities—splintered masculinity or a manufactured social hierarchy based on power and submission, and prison officials’ perceptions of inmate rape or sexuality and masculinity from the eye of the state; evolving perceptions of prison rape in American jurisprudence and policy—deliberate indifference, and a reawakening of public policy to protect the human dignity of inmates; GBT (gay, bisexual, and transgender) inmate rights in light of the California Marriage Cases—elevation to suspect classification, a fundamental right to safety, and looking forward; and conclusion.
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