I was sexually assaulted in prison. Overhaul the system to protect the trans community.

USA Today recently published an opinion piece by Grace Detrevarah, Osborne’s LGBT Liaison and Senior Peer Educator in our Wellness & Prevention department. Based on her own experience as an incarcerated transgender person, Grace noted, “It is long past time to take action to address the abuse and human rights violations against transgender and gender non-conforming people in prison and jail. The “Its Still War in Here” report calls for some basic actions, like providing separate transgender and gender non-conforming housing, holding corrections officers accountable for verbal abuse, addressing sexual violence, giving incarcerated individuals better access to quality health care, protecting people who report grievances from retaliation and allowing people to determine their gender expression.”

Read Grace’s op-ed here.