According to the guidance policy in New York Governor Kathy Hochul's $216 billion budget plan, transgender inmates in New York State can choose their own cells according to their gender identity.
According to the New York Post, New York Governor Hochu's new policy stipulates that prisoners with gender identities different from their birth sex have the right to require "people who are consistent with their gender identity" to live in the same cell.
But prisons have the final say on this policy, and prisons will make decisions on a "case-by-case basis" and consider "safety, security and health issues.".
Transgender prisoners will also receive underwear, clothing and personal care items that are consistent with their gender identity, as well as the right to "gender-definite medical and mental health care."
The new policy also requires the director of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to draft rules to train officials and prohibit discrimination against transgender prisoners.
Hochu pointed out that legal changes to New York State's transgender rights policy need to be approved by the New York State Legislature.
LGBT advocates praised Hochu's new policy, which pushes for the rights of transgender prisoners.
According to statistics, there are 31,000 inmates in New York State who are held in 50 prisons, as well as inmates in other prisons, and it is not known how many prisoners are transgender.
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