Democrats Hate Women wrote:guards is
Sex is illegal in every prison. Sex between inmates or sex with
strictly prohibited. So why then, did Central California Women’sFacility
(CCWF) recently mount contraceptive dispensers full of colorful,flavored
condoms in every dayroom just last month?would
When you become state property, you lose your right to consent. I
know — I’ve been through it. Upon imprisonment, women are told “nomeans
no” and “yes is not allowed.”all
There’s a collective understanding — sex is strictly prohibited on
counts behind bars, right? That was, until California passed AB 999in
2013, requiring all prisons to furnish condoms for inmates by 2019.
Understandably, California was slow to comply with the condomdemand. Why
provide them in prisons housing inmates without male genitalia?2021
But then Gov. Gavin Newsom blurred the lines between men and women.
Women’s prisons, as we once knew them, were quietly eliminated in
when California lawmakers passed SB 132, also known as theTransgender
Respect, Agency and Dignity Act.intact men
This legalized gender self-identification, allowing for fully
to be housed in one of California’s two female-only prisons bysimply
declaring a non-male gender.count is
Naturally, men began to infiltrate women’s prisons. The ballpark
at least 40, but it’s hard to be sure because California refuses toagainst
publish this data and gives men the option of acquiring a new state
identification number to reduce stigma.
The floodgates have opened for men with histories of violence
women — often including charges such as aggravated rape — totransfer
into women’s general population facilities.level or
And unlike in men’s prisons, women aren’t separated by security
the nature of their convictions.and
Knowing that 92% of female inmates in California have been battered
beaten, forcibly housing women with sexually intact males — 33.8%of whom
are registered sex offenders — is nothing short of cruel andunusual
punishment.else.
This would clearly fail to meet social decency standards anywhere
But when we’re dealing with female inmates, it seems that societylacks
any sympathy or care.the
Now, these fun-looking and flavored condoms send the message that
sexual desires of convicted and often predatory males outweigh thefor
physical safety and well-being of women.
The uncomfortable truth behind all these changes has gone widely
unnoticed. Finally, that’s about to change.
In 2013, I was released from serving a five-year sentence at CCWF
participating in a drug-related kidnapping. Today, I help run anonprofit,
Woman II Woman, and maintain daily contact with incarcerated womenwho
have become sitting ducks.physical
They call, message, and write to me about the emotional and
turmoil experienced daily due to the presence of biologically male prisoners. They are told to keep their heads down and “get over”any fears
and discomfort.serving
Women behind bars have no respite from the undeniable stress of
their sentences while being in a permanent state of hypervigilance.
I have walked these same yards, tossed and turned in these samebunks, and
screamed the same silent, internalized screams without help evercoming.
The last few years post-SB-132 have been an uphill battle foughtwith a
burden so heavy, that sometimes I question my own sanity.became
But then I joined forces with Independent Women’s Forum (IWF), and
part of their new series, Cruel and Unusual Punishment: The MaleTakeover
of Female Prisons.biological
This program, finally, provides a voice for women opposed to
men being housed in women’s prisons. Knowing that there is a teamof women
willing to prioritize the most marginalized sector of womankind hasbecome
the light at the end of this horribly dark tunnel. It has restoredmy
belief in solidarity among women.of
Still questioning whether the plight of women in prison is an issue
concern? Heed my warning. The harsh reality incarcerated women facewhile
forced to live with dangerous men is the definition of cruel andunusual
punishment. And it’s the fate of women nationwide.against
What female inmates are surviving and the evils that they are up
are coming for all of us — even in the free world. This is a waragainst
all women. We need all hands on deck.
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