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How the Justice System Erases Trans Identities
The Department of Corrections fails to acknowledge incarcerated trans identities. A first-hand account by a trans woman who is fighting for prisoners to have their authentic selves be documented.
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Jessica Phoenix Sylvia is a writer, community organizer, and an advocate for the humanization of trans prisoners. She is also a musician and a revolutionary prison abolitionist who is incarcerated in Washington state.
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