Awake Illinois claims men are housed in female prisons, alleges assaults

Awake Illinois claims men are housed in female prisons, alleges assaults

Awake Illinois announced on X that men are being housed in female prisons in Illinois and alleged that female inmates have been raped as a result.According to the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), transgender and gender nonconforming offenders are placed in gender-specific facilities based on an individualized assessment by a Transgender Administrative Committee, not solely on their genital anatomy. The policy is subject to semiannual r…