Trans Woman Inmate Reaches Landmark Settlement with Minnesota Prison System
The settlement guarantees appropriate housing and treatment for all trans inmates in the state.
June 4, 2023
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CeCe McDonald Prison Confinement Raises Concerns
CeCe McDonald, the transgender woman sentenced to 41 months in jail after pleading guilty to second-degree manslaughter in a violent attack against her, is being held in a male facility in Minnesota, including time in solitary confinement.
June 11, 2012
Rally Planned for Imprisoned 16-Year-Old Trans Girl
Supporters of a 16-year-old transgender girl have planned simultaneous rallies in New York and Connecticut to lobby for her release from prison after being transferred to an adult facility, without charges filed against her.
April 25, 2014
Fighting for her Life Trans Woman Charged With Murder
One night in front of a Minneapolis bar has changed CeCe McDonald's life forever.
April 20, 2012
WATCH: Laverne Cox Rocks The View
Even Rosie O'Donnell, who Cox was sitting in for, wants to see the transgender actress added to the show's hosting team permanently.
November 28, 2014
Justice Served for the Racist Murderers of Ahmaud Arbery
George Floyd's civil rights trial is up next, and more cases need to go to trial to counter the rising voices of bigotry.
February 23, 2022
Laverne Cox: The Making of an Icon
For years she struggled to find her place. Now she has a voice, a cause, and an audience. And she's running with it.
July 10, 2014
Man Who Attacked Lesbian Lawmaker Angie Craig Gets 27-Month Prison Sentence
The sentence was 12 months less than that requested by prosecutors, but the man will also serve 36 months of supervised release.
November 21, 2023
WATCH: CeCe McDonald Makes First Television Appearance
After serving 19 months in a men's prison, CeCe McDonald sat down with MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry to discuss prison culture and the experience of being a trans inmate.
January 21, 2014
CeCe McDonald to Be Released From Prison
McDonald will be released from prison January 13. Meanwhile, Orange Is the New Black star and fellow African-American trans woman Laverne Cox is producing a documentary about McDonald's life.
January 3, 2014
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.Â
November 2, 2015
Minn. Antigay Archbishop Resigns Amid Abuse Scandal
John Nienstedt resigned today from the Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, after the archdiocese was charged with failing to protect children from sexual abuse by priests.
June 15, 2015
Trans Woman Wins Landmark Settlement in Suit Over Mistreatment in Jail
Makyyla Holland's lawsuit said she was housed with men, beaten, and denied medication while jailed in Broome County, N.Y.
August 28, 2023
All Four Officers Now Face Charges in George Floyd's Death
The charge against Derek Chauvin has been upgraded, and the other three officers at the scene have been charged with aiding and abetting murder.
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June 3, 2020
Jury gives South Dakota lesbian life in prison for murder
A woman who killed an acquaintance and dismembered her body with a chain saw has been sentenced to life in prison without parole, after a jury in Sioux Falls, S.D., decided to spare her life.
April 20, 2007
Laverne Cox Picks Up CeCe McDonald From Prison
Transgender folk hero CeCe McDonald walks free after being paroled two thirds of the way through her sentence for manslaughter.
January 14, 2014
CeCe McDonald Pleads Guilty, Headed to Prison
A report indicates McDonald has accepted a plea.
May 2, 2012
Sharon Lubinski, first out LGBTQ+ U.S. marshal and Minneapolis police officer, has died at 71
Lubinski eventually became assistant Minneapolis police chief.
May 7, 2024
Killer of Minnesota trans woman Savannah Williams sentenced to 30 years
Damarean Bible, 25, at first denied involvement in the killing, but investigators say he confessed after they showed him the surveillance footage.
September 14, 2024
Bible-Quoting Man Shoots Couple Outside Gay Bar
A 43-year-old Minneapolis man could face up to seven years in prison for shooting two gay men in the leg with a BB gun following a homophobic tirade.
September 30, 2014
Trans Woman Convicted of Murder For Silicone Injections
Tracey Lynn Garner was sentenced to life in prison after fatally injecting illicit silicone into another woman, illuminating a troubling trend.
September 4, 2014