{"id":2660714,"date":"2026-09-14T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-dem-running-in-midterms-backed-trans-prison-policy-a-female-inmate-said-a-killer-threatened-to-rape-her\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T09:10:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:10:37","slug":"after-dem-running-in-midterms-backed-trans-prison-policy-a-female-inmate-said-a-killer-threatened-to-rape-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-dem-running-in-midterms-backed-trans-prison-policy-a-female-inmate-said-a-killer-threatened-to-rape-her\/","title":{"rendered":"After Dem Running in Midterms Backed Trans Prison Policy, a Female Inmate Said a Killer Threatened to Rape Her"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fafter-dem-running-in-midterms-backed-trans-prison-policy-a-female-inmate-said-a-killer-threatened-to-rape-her%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2660714&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The provided content discusses Maine Senate nominee Troy JacksonS support for a controversial policy that allows trans-identifying individuals to be housed in prisons aligning with their gender identity. This policy has reportedly led to incidents of harassment and assault, including a lawsuit filed by a female inmate alleging harassment and threats from a transgender male inmate transferred to the women&#8217;s prison. The case of a convicted murderer, Balcer, highlights concerns over housing policies, as he was moved to a women&#8217;s facility despite past violent behavior and allegations of sexual misconduct. Additionally, there are reports of other incidents where male inmates have assaulted female cellmates in different states, raising safety and legal concerns.Jackson&#8217;s stance on this issue is a focal point of political attack from opposition groups. The article also touches on Jackson&#8217;s bid to unseat Senator Susan collins and provides background on past controversies involving other political candidates.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Maine Senate nominee Troy Jackson voted for a state policy to allow trans-identifying men into women\u2019s prisons prior to a male inmate allegedly threatening to rape a female prisoner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">As Maine Senate president in 2021, Jackson voted for state budget bills that codified Maine\u2019s nondiscrimination laws, which required all state prisons to house trans-identifying individuals in prisons aligning with their gender identity. Under this law, a female inmate allegedly suffered harassment including rape threats from a trans-identifying male housed in the facilities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Pine Tree Results, a Republican super PAC, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/09\/01\/maine-senate-republicans-susan-collins-troy-jackson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">launched<\/a> a $1.1 million advertisement campaign attacking Jackson over his support for this policy<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cAs Senate president, Jackson signed the bill requiring state prisons to house biological men if they identify as female with women prisoners,\u201d the ad said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Andrea Balcer, a male inmate convicted of killing his parents and the family dog, was moved from the Maine State Prison to the women\u2019s section of the Maine Correctional Institute in January 2023. Katie Mountain, a female inmate serving a ten-month sentence, filed a lawsuit in April against Maine Department of Corrections Commissioner Randy Liberty, Maine Correctional Center Warden Ben Beal over the alleged harassment she said occurred on their watch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Mountain alleged that Balcer subjected her to graphic sexual stories, trapped her in the bathroom, forcibly kissed her and repeatedly threatened to rape and impregnate her, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wmtw.com\/article\/resident-womens-prison-files-lawsuit-over-transgender-inmate\/70945431\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to the lawsuit. Balcer allegedly told Mountain that if she did not wake up, it would be because he \u201csmothered [her] with a pillow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Jackson\u2019s campaign did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Balcer pleaded guilty to stabbing his mother and father, Alice and Antonio Balcer, to death and then killed the dog as it was barking during the murders, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wabi.tv\/2026\/04\/07\/resident-womens-prison-files-lawsuit-over-transgender-inmate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to Maine-based WABI 5. District Court Judge Eric Walker ruled in November 2017\u00a0that Balcer would be tried as an adult rather than a juvenile.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Balcer told psychologists that he did not believe his parents would be supportive of his gender identity, which prompted him to kill them, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bangordailynews.com\/2023\/01\/09\/news\/transgender-inmate-moved-maine-womens-prison-xoasq1i29i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to Bangor Daily News.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The Department of Justice (DOJ) opened an investigation into whether Maine allowed Balcer to remain housed with women despite the complaints, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wmtw.com\/article\/maine-doj-investigation-transgender-inmate-womens-prison\/70858750\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to Maine-based WMTW 8. The agency yanked funding to the facility because it continued to house a male.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">In Washington, a male prisoner named Christopher Scott Williams allegedly sexually assaulted\u00a0and terrorized his female cellmate, Molly Clark, at the Washington State Department of Corrections on multiple occasions, the DCNF learned in July 2025. The six-foot, four-inch inmate was initially denied entry into a women\u2019s prison in November 2019 due to his history of violence against women.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Clark alleged in a lawsuit that the state ignored her complaints of sexual harassment and assault, arguing that it directly violated her constitutional right against cruel or unusual punishment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">A male inmate in California was ordered to stand trial in July 2024 for two counts of rape and one count of attempting to dissuade a witness from testifying while being housed in a women\u2019s prison. A state law allowed male inmates to reside in women\u2019s correctional facilities if the men identify as \u201cwomen or non-binary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Jackson is running to unseat Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins in November. 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