Transgender Inmate Count and Housing Placement (Department of Corrections)
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Multi Request | Transgender Inmate Count and Housing Placement |
Submitted | May 2, 2019 |
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From: Kathryn Sosin Oeser
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Kansas Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
A complete and accurate count of all transgender inmates currently in custody in the Department of Corrections as mandated to be recorded by the Prison Rape Elimination Act including:
-the number of transgender women in custody
-the number of transgender women who are housed in men's facilities
-the number of transgender men in custody
-the number of transgender men who are housed in women's facilities
-the number of transgender people who are taking hormones
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Kathryn Sosin Oeser
From: Department of Corrections
Kathryn,
I am working on your request. At this moment, it appears that I will receive information on Tuesday from our PREA coordinator. Thank you.
Cheryl
Cheryl Cadue
Kansas Department of Corrections
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From: Kathryn Sosin Oeser
Thank you so much!
From: Department of Corrections
Kathryn,
I have included the Kansas Department of Corrections' data for the questions that you sent. Please see the responses next to each question. Let me know if you have additional questions. Thank you.
Cheryl
1. the number of transgender women in custody: 5
2. the number of transgender women who are housed in men's facilities: 0
3. the number of transgender men in custody: 33
4. the number of transgender men who are housed in women's facilities: 0
5. the number of transgender people who are taking hormones: 5
NOTE: This data reflects those that self-identify as transgender during the risk assessment process. Sometimes, they may identify as transgender one time and something else the next or vice versa.
Cheryl Cadue
Kansas Department of Corrections
www.doc.ks.gov | Twitter<https://twitter.com/KSCorrections> | Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kansas-Department-of-Corrections/359558630762166>