A transgender woman is suing the Georgia Department of Corrections for failing to protect her from sexual assault or provide adequate health care.
It’s the second time Ashley Diamond has sued the agency. She previously took action in 2015 while an inmate at the Georgia State Prison after officials didn’t allow her hormone therapy.
The following year, after her release, she won an historic settlement. Georgia changed policies so that many trans inmates could receive treatment.
And it agreed to update its sexual assault policies and train staff about transgender prisoners. Diamond went back into prison in October last year after she violated parole.