
City jails fail to protect or properly identify transgender people, task force finds
This article was originally published on Aug 15 5:00am EDT by THE CITY This reporting was produced in partnership with New York Public Radio station WNYC and its news site Gothamist. In 1979, the city Department of Correction created a special unit within the men’s jails on Rikers Island to house gay men and transgender women. The separate housing area





