What is this bill about?
SB 311 would deny transgender women convicted of specified offenses from being housed at women’s prisons and require CDCR to establish a facility at each women’s prison to house transgender women separate from cis women.
Why doesn’t it align with yli’s values?
CDCR is responsible for protecting everyone in its custody—regardless of their gender, regardless of the facility in which they are housed, and regardless of their conviction history. SB 311 denies housing options to transgender people based solely on their gender and conviction histories, and, as such, is discriminatory and should be rejected. By preventing a transgender woman, but not a cisgender woman, from being housed in a facility designated for women because of the crimes for which she was convicted is discrimination.
yli partners with thousands of youth across the state, many of whom identify as queer, low-income and youth of color. We witness first hand the brutal impacts of our state’s harmful “justice” system on their lives, and are in staunch support of policies that protect our trans and incarcerated loved ones.
This policy aligns with our Gender Justice Platform, which addresses the impacts of discrimination on queer people.
What is yli doing about it?
We have just submitted a letter endorsing this bill, and we are showing our support on Facebook and Instagram.
Who else supports this bill?
- Equality California