Transgender Inmate Count and Housing Placement
| Submitted | April 5, 2019 |
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Communications
From: Kathryn Sosin Oeser
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Missouri Sunshine Law, 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following The Missouri Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 5, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following The Missouri Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 5, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following The Missouri Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 5, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Corrections
Please forgive the delay. We are currently undergoing a reorganization affecting staff who handle Sunshine requests.
Currently, housing assignments for transgender offenders are made based on biological or genetically determined sex rather than on gender identity. Transgender women are in men's facilities, and transgender men are in women's facilities.
I will get you the current number of transgender offenders in Department of Corrections custody shortly.
Thank you.
Karen Pojmann
Communications Director
Missouri Department of Corrections
Office: 573-522-1118
Cell: 573-690-7539
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From: Kathryn Sosin Oeser
Thank you so much
From: Department of Corrections
The department currently has 6 transgender offenders in women's facilities and 106 in men's facilities. There are 14 offenders undergoing hormone replacement therapy.
From: Kathryn Sosin Oeser
Hello,
Thank you so much. This partially fulfills my request, which seeks to understand the distribution of transgender men and women in terms of gender placement. Please see the questions below.
-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
From: Department of Corrections
Hello,
Thank you so much. This partially fulfills my request, which seeks to understand the distribution of transgender men and women in terms of gender placement. Please see the questions below.
-the number of transgender women in custody - 106
-the number of transgender women who are housed in men's facilities - 106
-the number of transgender men in custody - 6
-the number of transgender men who are housed in women's facilities - 6
-the number of transgender people who are taking hormones - 14
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On May 10, 2019:
The department currently has 6 transgender offenders in women's facilities and 106 in men's facilities. There are 14 offenders undergoing hormone replacement therapy.
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On May 10, 2019:
Thank you so much
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On May 10, 2019:
Please forgive the delay. We are currently undergoing a reorganization affecting staff who handle Sunshine requests.
Currently, housing assignments for transgender offenders are made based on biological or genetically determined sex rather than on gender identity. Transgender women are in men's facilities, and transgender men are in women's facilities.
I will get you the current number of transgender offenders in Department of Corrections custody shortly.
Thank you.
Karen Pojmann
Communications Director
Missouri Department of Corrections
Office: 573-522-1118
Cell: 573-690-7539
Karen.Pojmann@doc.mo.gov<mailto:Karen.Pojmann@doc.mo.gov><mailto:Karen.Pojmann@doc.mo.gov>
Info for media professionals<https://doc.mo.gov/media-center/media-professionals> >
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On April 5, 2019:
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Missouri Sunshine Law, 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
Filed via MuckRock.com<http://MuckRock.com>
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Is this email coming to the wrong contact? Something else wrong? Use the above link to let us know.
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 71494
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
From: Kathryn Sosin Oeser
Hi,
Thanks so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Kathryn Sosin Oeser
From: Department of Corrections
This request has been filled.
-the number of transgender women in custody - 106
-the number of transgender women who are housed in men's facilities - 106
-the number of transgender men in custody - 6
-the number of transgender men who are housed in women's facilities - 6
-the number of transgender people who are taking hormones - 14
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