{"id":393035,"date":"2021-04-06T15:28:36","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T19:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=393035"},"modified":"2021-04-06T15:28:38","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T19:28:38","slug":"are-female-inmates-in-california-being-treated-as-second-class-citizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-female-inmates-in-california-being-treated-as-second-class-citizens\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Female Inmates In California Being Treated As Second-Class Citizens?"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fare-female-inmates-in-california-being-treated-as-second-class-citizens%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=393035&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-580.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>This year, woke Leftists in California <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB2218\">passed legislation<\/a> that would allow the Department of Corrections to house transgender inmates in dormitories based on their preferred sex. This means that biological males could be housed in women\u2019s facilities and vice versa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The move has resulted in more than 250 transfer requests since the law went into effect on Jan. 1, with the DOC now <a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/california\/california-prisons-begin-moving-hundreds-of-transgender-women-requesting-transfer-under-new-law\/\">overwhelmed<\/a> by the sheer number of resulting transfers. COVID-19 and the lack of bed availability has now further compounded the issue. Social distancing and a lack of adequate bed space have been such a problem with prisons and jails throughout the pandemic that the Golden State <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/judge-orders-california-sheriff-to-reduce-inmate-population\"><span>released<\/span><\/a><span> thousands of inmates, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/california-supreme-court-rules-thousands-of-sex-offenders-are-eligible-for-early-release\"><span>including<\/span><\/a><span> numerous sex offenders.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Now that a number of prisons have released inmates, transfers \u2014 including gender-based ones \u2014 are taking place again, albeit slower than they were pre-COVID. As a result, female inmates have become rightfully concerned for their safety, especially after correctional officers warned about the potential for sexual harassment and assault as biological men move into the facility.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThat if we think it\u2019s bad now, be prepared for the worst. That it\u2019s going to be off the hook, it\u2019s going to be jumping,\u201d Tomiekia Johnson said of her conversation with staffers, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2021-04-05\/california-prisons-consider-gender-identity-housing-requests\"><span>The Los Angeles Times.<\/span><\/a><span> \u201cThey say we\u2019re going to need a facility that\u2019s going to be like a maternity ward. They say we\u2019re going to have an inmate program where inmates become nannies.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The number of inmates that identify as \u201cnonbinary, intersex, or transgender\u201d make up a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/hundreds-transgender-california-inmates-request-202324393.html\">small portion<\/a> \u2014 1,129 inmates or 1% \u2014 of the state\u2019s total prison population. Despite that, the Department of Corrections is going to great lengths to accommodate the transgender population.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Given that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2021-04-05\/california-prisons-consider-gender-identity-housing-requests\">no requests have been denied<\/a>, according to reports, inmates have no disincentive when it comes to simply identifying as transgender and having their transfer requests approved. Because of that, inmates are taking advantage of the situation, which have resulted in \u201cfake claims about their gender identity,\u201d the Times reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Because \u201cgender identity\u201d is \u201cself-reported,\u201d prison officials have no way of knowing whether or not a person is <\/span><i><span>actually <\/span><\/i><span>transgender. They have to take the word of someone who, by definition, is less likely to be trustworthy. As a result, female inmates are being forced to deal with having biological males living among them, something that puts their safety in jeopardy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This is another sign of the times. Elected officials are more concerned about the well-being of a few than the well-being of the population as a whole. We have seen it with transgender athletes partaking in women\u2019s sports. We have seen it with taxpayers in California <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonblade.com\/2020\/03\/11\/calif-prison-system-updates-policy-on-trans-inmates-as-scrutiny-grows\/\"><span>footing the bill<\/span><\/a><span> when it comes to gender reassignment surgeries. And now we are seeing it with \u201cgender identity\u201d dormitories in prisons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Why is it that biological females are always put on the back burner and told to suck it up, all in the name of \u201cinclusion\u201d and \u201cdiversity?\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Beth Baumann is a Political Reporter at The Daily Wire. Follow her on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eb454\">@eb454<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year, woke Leftists in California passed legislation that would allow the Department of Corrections to house transgender inmates in dormitories based on their preferred sex. 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