When The Prison Rape Elimination Act Stops Applying To Trans People: Critical Info For Advocates - National Association for Public Defense

What Just Happened On December 4, 2025, NPR reportedly obtained an internal DOJ memo instructing inspectors to cease evaluating prisons and jails in the US on adherence to Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards that specifically address the needs of […]

National Association for Public Defense (publicdefenders.us)

The National Association for Public Defense has put out some information about the Trump Administration's plan to stop applying the Prison Rape Elimination Act to trans and non-binary individuals.

It's easy to write off people who've committed crimes as less than human or deserving punishment, but *no one* deserves to be sexually assaulted and this move to strip protections from assault is bullshit.
#PREA #Transphobia #ProcessIsPunishment