Lawyers Say Transgender Prisoner Was ‘Set Up’ after Making #MeToo Complaint
California prison officials are staring down yet another lawsuit from a transgender woman who says she was abused in custody. C. Jay Smith, 59, filed a federal lawsuit last Monday alleging that staff members at San Quentin State Prison, just north of San Francisco, refused to investigate reports she had filed after having been sexually abused and that they retaliated against her. Smith alleges that the campaign went so far that guards falsely accused her of serious violations, potentially adding 10 years to her sentence. A 36-page complaint filed in U.S. District Court for Northern California claims that staff members […]