Recommended Reading

Date	Title	Type
2014	Policy Review and Development Guide: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex Persons in Custodial Settings, 2nd Edition By Smith, Brenda V.; Yarussi, Jaime M.. NIC-13CS17GKN9; National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC). National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC) ; Smith Consulting (Washington, DC) ; American University. Washington College of Law. Project on Addressing Prison Rape (Washington, DC) . "In the first edition of this guide, we aimed to reach out to correctional agencies in order to help them identify, address, and respond to abuse of LGBTI individuals through agency policies and procedures. We hoped to deepen the dialogue between staff and administrators as well as community leaders and criminal justice advocates about strategies to eliminate abuse of LGBTI individuals in custody. The second edition of this guide provides updated key information to correctional agencies about PR... Read More	96 pages
2015	Transgender, Transsexual, and Gender Nonconforming Health Care in Correctional Settings National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) (Chicago, IL). "Transgender people face an array of risks to their health and well-being during incarceration, and are often targets of physical assault and emotional abuse. They are commonly placed in correctional facilities according to their genitals and/or sex assigned at birth, regardless of their gender presentation. The health risks of overlooking the particular needs of transgender inmates are so severe that acknowledgment of the problem and policies that assure appropriate and responsible provision of... Read More
2014	Respectful Classification Practices with LGBTI Inmates [Lesson Plans] By King, Erica; Baker, Maureen. National Institute of Corrections (NIC) (Washington, DC). New York State Dept. of Corrections and Community Supervision (Albany, NY). "Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex (LGBTI) and gender non-conforming inmates represent particularly vulnerable populations with unique medical, safety, and other needs. Though some of the concerns and vulnerabilities faced by these populations are similar, transgender and gender non-conforming inmates are distinct from gay, lesbian, and bisexual inmates in important respects. Basic principles of risk-based classification should be applied with LGBTI populations, accounting for unique... Read More	69 pages
2013	Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails Reported by Inmates, 2011–12 By Beck, Allen J.; Berzofsky, Marcus; Caspar, Rachel; Krebs, Christopher. U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (Washington, DC). This report presents statistics regarding the sexual victimization of prison and jail inmates by other inmates or staff. Sections of this publication cover: highlights; National Inmate Survey; incidents of sexual victimizations; facility-level rates; demographic and other characteristics; special inmate populations—inmates ages 16 to 17; special inmate populations—inmates with mental health problems; and special inmate populations—inmates with a non-heterosexual sexual orientation. Some of the k... Read More	108 pages
2014	LGBTI Populations: Intake – Creating a Culture of Safety [Internet Broadcast] By Brisbin, Lorie; Deboo, Kuma J.; Morgan, Marcia; Selph, Mykel; Williams, Wendy; Willis, Angela; Wiseman, Jim . National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC). Good correctional practice includes applying principles of risk based classification to all adult and juvenile offenders while accounting for unique characteristics and concerns of LGBTI and gender non-conforming populations. To ensure a culture of safety, it is important to identify these individuals at intake. A culture of safety includes everyone understanding and practicing respectful, appropriate and professional language. Intake personnel function as the “gatekeepers” for correctional ... Read More
2014	A Roadmap for Change: Federal Policy Recommendations for Addressing the Criminalization of LGBT People and People Living with HIV By Hanssens, Catherine; Moodie-Mills, Aisha C.; Ritchie, Andrea J.; Spade, Dean; Vaid, Urvashi. Public Welfare Foundation (Washington, DC); Ford Foundation (New York, NY); Arcus Foundation (New York, NY). Columbia Law School. Center for Gender and Sexuality Law (New York, NY). "This document outlines a range of policy solutions that would go a long way towards addressing discriminatory and abusive policing practices, improving conditions for LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender] prisoners and immigrants in detention, de-criminalizing HIV, and preventing LGBT youth from coming in contact with the system in the first place " (p. 6). Sections contained in this report include: introduction and summary; policing and law enforcement; prisons—discrimination and viol... Read More	84 pages
2014	PREA and LGBTI Rights By Schuster, Terry. American Jail Association (AJA) (Hagerstown, MD). Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) inmates are especially at-risk for sexual assault. The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) provides guidance for ensuring that LGBTI inmates do not become victims of sexual abuse and harassment. This article is an excellent explanation of the “basic protections [required by PREA] for LGBTI inmates that every juvenile and adult correctional system will need to put in place and offer some extra provisions they should adopt to become models o... Read More	5 pages
2013	Tribal Equity Toolkit 2.0: Tribal Resolutions and Codes to Support Two Spirit & LGBT Justice in Indian Country Legal Aids Services of Oregon (LASO). Native American Program (NAPOLS) (Portland, OR); Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling. Indigenous Ways of Knowing Program (IWOK) (Portland, OR); Basic Rights Oregon (Portland, OR); Western States Center (Portland, OR). “Tribal laws reflect our values as a people, define our collective barriers, prioritize our issues, allocate public resources, and identify eligibility for conferred status and public benefits and services. This Toolkit identifies areas in which existing tribal laws may discriminate against Two Spirit /LGBT individuals. The Toolkit also gives tribal legislators a brief overview of legal and policy issues that impact the equal treatment of Two Spirit/LGBT community members, and offers sample reso... Read More	167 pages
2015	LGBTI: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex Offenders (Selected Resources for Criminal Justice Professionals) Annotated Bibliography National Institute of Corrections Information Center (Aurora, CO). “This annotated bibliography has been developed in an effort to provide current and useful information to correctional agencies regarding the safe and respectful management of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) offenders. Relying on a best practices approach, this information will enable corrections staff to make better informed decisions about the safety, security, treatment and care of LGBTI offenders by providing academic, cultural and legal perspectives of the issues th... Read More	55 pages
2012	LGBTI Populations: Their Safety, Your Responsibility [Internet Broadcast] National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC). Correctional agencies face many challenges surrounding the safe management of the populations they house and supervise. Due in part to changes in federal and state laws and the outcome of successful offender litigation, care and management of the LGBTI population has been identified as an emerging correctional issue that deserves special attention. While gender non-conforming offenders have always been present in facilities and on caseloads, we now have the opportunity to share information about... Read More	2 video DVDs (152 minutes)
2012	A Quick Guide for LGBTI Policy Development for Adult Prisons and Jails National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC). The Moss Group, Inc. (Washington, DC); National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC). “This Quick Guide will help agencies and facilities develop a comprehensive response to working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) inmates. It is not meant to provide an answer to every question or an in-depth discussion of all issues that agencies face or that the LGBTI population faces while in custody. It provides an overview of the important issues that agencies should consider when working to house and treat LGBTI inmates in a way that is safe and consistent with ... Read More	24 pages
2012	A Quick Guide for LGBTI Policy Development for Youth Confinement Facilities National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC). The Moss Group, Inc. (Washington, DC); National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC). “This Quick Guide will help agencies and facilities develop a comprehensive response to working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) youth. It is not meant to provide an answer to every question or an in-depth discussion of all issues that agencies face or that the LGBTI population faces while in custody. It provides an overview of the important issues that agencies should consider when working to house and treat LGBTI youth in a way that is safe and consistent with an a... Read More	24 pages
2009	Large Jail Network Meeting, March 29-31. 2009, Aurora, Colorado By Clem, Constance. Clem Information Strategies (Longmont, CO); National Institute of Corrections. Jails Division (Washington, DC). Contents of these proceedings are: introduction; meeting take-aways in brief; illegal alien programs; proactive discipline, part 2; PREA update; intersex and transgender issues; Legal Issues in Jails--2009; open forum; announcements; LJN business; final meeting agenda; participant list; and index of past LJN meeting topics.... Read More	61 p.
2014	Why Did the U.S. Lock Up these Women with Men? A Fusion Investigation By Costantini, Cristina; Rivas, Jorge; Rios, Kristofer. Ford Foundation (New York, NY). Fusion Media Network, LLC (Doral, FL). "The United States has long been a haven for those fleeing persecution and oppression. But today, the treatment for asylum seekers can be so terrible that some are asking to be sent back to the very countries they were escaping. This includes women who are locked up alongside men, sometimes the very men they were trying to escape … This is life for transgender women in U.S. immigration detention facilities … A six-month Fusion investigation found that conditions for transgender women locked up b... Read More	8 pages

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• Committing to Safety and Respect for LGBTI Youth and Adults in Confinement: Lessons From Two Agencies
• VAWA 2013 Nondiscrimination Provision: Making Programs Accessible to all Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, and Stalking
• Answers to Your Questions About Transgender People, Gender IdentIty, and Gender ExpressIon
• Standing with LGBT Prisoners: An Advocate’s Guide to Ending Abuse and Combating Imprisonment
• The Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence Victimization by Sexual Orientation
• Department Policy on Ensuring Equal Treatment for Same-Sex Married Couples
• Systems of Inequality: Criminal Justice
• Managing LGBTI Inmates: Is Your Jail Ready?
• Training Tool: Communication Techniques for Difficult Subjects
• President Obama and the LGBT Community

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