Michigan man sentenced to federal prison for threatening to kill 'LGBT freaks'
Randall Robert Berka II, 31, was sentenced to 32 months in federal prison for a comment he made on his YouTube account called "@killthefeds420."
October 23, 2024
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Club Q shooter sentenced to 55 life sentences plus 190 years in prison for federal hate crimes
Anderson Lee Aldrich pleaded guilty to and was sentenced for federal hate crimes and firearms charges for the mass shooting that left five people dead and around 20 injured.
June 18, 2024
WATCH: Hate-Crime Charges in Beating, Torture of Gay Black Man
If convicted, both men face a maximum life sentence in federal prison.
August 19, 2015
Federal Prisons to Address LGBT Workers' Concerns
There will now be an LGBT rep in the diversity program at every federal prison.
May 3, 2012
Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' Author Sentenced on Fraud Charges
Former Florida Rep. Joe Harding will serve four months in federal prison.
October 19, 2023
Ex-Chicago Police Sergeant Guilty in Transgender Woman’s Sexual Assault Case
James B. Sajdak accepted a plea deal and faces a maximum one-year federal prison sentence for the 2019 incident after facing up to life in prison.
November 17, 2023
Georgia Policy Revisions Aim to Affirm Trans Prisoners
After a federal lawsuit and pressure from the Justice Department, Georgia officials are revising the way they treat transgender prisoners.
April 16, 2015
Fed. Judge: Calif. Must Provide Trans Inmate with Access to Surgery
A federal judge has ruled that a transgender inmate in California must be granted access to gender-affirming surgery that her prison doctors have deemed medically necessary.
April 6, 2015
Final Defendant Sentenced in Dallas Grindr Assault Case
Daniel Jenkins, one of four men who pleaded guilty to crimes against gay men they met through Grindr, was sentenced to 23 years and four months in federal prison.
October 14, 2021
'Tiger King' Joe Exotic, still in prison, quietly ends presidential campaign
Joe Exotic has seemingly withdrawn himself from the race for president without a word.
May 7, 2024
DOJ: Denying Trans Inmates Hormones Is Unconstitutional
The Department of Justice has intervened on Georgia trans woman Ashley Diamond's behalf, declaring state prison's continued denial of her hormone therapy a violation of her Eighth Amendment rights.
April 8, 2015
Federal Judge: Yes, Maryland Violated Trans Inmate's Rights
A Maryland judge ruled that transgender woman Sandy Brown's rights were violated by jail officials who locked her in solitary confinement for 66 days and sexually harassed her.
September 25, 2015
Georgia Trans Inmate Relocated After Receiving Threats
Despite federal help in her health discrimination claim, Diamond has continued to face sexual abuse while imprisoned, including at least seven alleged rapes.
May 11, 2015
Feds Probe Georgia's Treatment of LGBT Prisoners
It's the first Justice Department investigation to focus on this population.
April 17, 2016
Trump Admin Attacks Trans People Again by Rolling Back Prison Protections
The Trump administration rewrote the Prison Rape Elimination Act's guidelines to allow for housing of trans people based on "biological sex."
May 11, 2018
Transgender Jan. 6 Rioter Is Now in a Women's Prison. Did Far-Right Republicans Help?
Jessica Watkins had asked for help from U.S. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, and Jim Jordan.
September 14, 2023
Obama Makes It Easier for Ex-Cons to Reenter Society
The president announced he is ordering federal agencies to 'ban the box' that prospective employees must fill out on job applications, disclosing their criminal history.
November 2, 2015
Anti-LGBTQ Group's Effort to Imprison Trans Women With Men Is on Hold
The Alliance Defending Freedom is biding its time, hoping a Supreme Court ruling will enable further anti-trans discrimination.
November 8, 2019