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 Wyoming Public 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 7 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Kathryn Sosin Oeser
From: Department of Corrections
Ms. Oeser,
This is an initial response to your public records request, dated 5/5/19
which I received via email.
We are checking with the medical staff at our five facilities. Once I hear
back from them I'll respond back to you in a timely manner.
Regards,
Mark
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Mark Horan
Public Information Officer
Wyoming Department of Corrections
1934 Wyott Dr. Ste 100
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
(307) 777-5889
mark.horan@wyo.gov
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From: Department of Corrections
In response to your public information request, I was able to verify that
the Wyoming Department of Corrections only has one male inmate who is
transgender. That individual is being housed at a male prison facility in
Wyoming, and is currently taking hormones.
We do not have any female transgender individuals in our inmate
population.
Thank you,
Mark
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Mark Horan
Public Information Officer
Wyoming Department of Corrections
1934 Wyott Dr. Ste 100
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
(307) 777-5889
mark.horan@wyo.gov
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From: Kathryn Sosin Oeser
Thank you so much, Mark. I just want to confirm- when you say you have one male inmate- does this person identify as male, or do they identify as female? What was there assigned gender at birth? Thank you, again.
From: Department of Corrections
The individual's assigned gender at birth was male. The inmate identifies
as a female.
Thank you,
Mark
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Mark Horan
Public Information Officer
Wyoming Department of Corrections
1934 Wyott Dr. Ste 100
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
(307) 777-5889
mark.horan@wyo.gov
--
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of public
business, is subject to the Wyoming Public Records
Act and may be
disclosed to third parties.
From: Kathryn Sosin Oeser
Hi,
Thanks so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Kathryn Sosin Oeser
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