A lawsuit in Oregon demanding the transfer of trans-identified male inmates to women’s prisons was brought by highly dangerous criminals, according to investigative reporters.
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) demanding that trans-identified male inmates be housed in women’s prisons. The lawsuit, reportedly initiated by convicts with serious criminal backgrounds, claims that current housing policies violate constitutional rights. 📰 DETAIL: The suit, brought on behalf of inmates including “S.D.,” “J.F.,” “Z.Z.,” and “L.B.,” resulted in a federal judge’s late-April injunction ordering individualized assessments based on gender identity rather than biological sex. Court records investigated by Reduxx identify “J.F.” as Jessica Anne Marie Foust (formerly John Jay Chapman), convicted in 2008 of raping a developmentally disabled woman and later of assaulting officers. “Z.Z.,” identified as Zera Lola Zombie (born Daniel Lee Smith), is serving 35 years for the 2014 murder of his girlfriend, Samantha Brown, and has already been housed at times in a women’s facility after prior litigation. “L.B.,” known as Lillithia Moon Blood-Gaia (formerly Joseph Daniel Neilson), is a convicted pedophile sentenced to 24 years for sexually abusing a child he was babysitting in 2018. The plaintiffs allege repeated sexual abuse, harassment, and misgendering in men’s prisons. ODOC policy currently allows case-by-case transfers, supposedly only when they do not compromise safety. 🎯 IMPACT: The lawsuit could lead to significant changes in how trans-identified inmates are housed in Oregon, affecting women’s safety and prison management. |
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