Shame On Connecticut: A Sixteen Year Old Grrrl In A Male Correctional Facility

I have read from certain LGBT news sources lately, a lot of things about this Jane Doe. She is a sixteen year old transgrrrl in a male correctional facility in Connecticut. Now, I'm not sure how many of you realize the terrifying and traumatic problems that could arise when you throw a mere grrrl into a male facility that likely contains violent offenders possibly including rapists. This case is very blatantly heart breaking because she is only sixteen years old, but this reflects a bigger problem in this country. This problem is that this is not uncommon. Transpeople who haven't had the sexual reconstruction surgery are routinely misgendered by the legal system and thrown into male prisons. Most people with common sense would think that forcing a person into a place where there is an extreme risk of physical or sexual violence inflicted upon them based on the fact that they are a sexual minority is clearly cruel and unusual punishment. The fact is that they put a child in harms way, it sounds to me like child abuse. It has been 70+ days and they still haven't brought charges on her and they are still detaining her. I'm pretty sure that even if the first part wasn't unconstitutional, that shit is. Of course there is the factor of the prison industrial complex. Maybe it does come down to money. Maybe race plays a factor, after all, it isn't like we have enough latin@s in correctional facilities in this country, right??? I would encourage everyone to write to Governor Dan Malloy and politely yet really sternly request that he do something about it. Also write the Connecticut Department Of Children And Families to encourage them to do all they can to take this grrrl out of the male facility. Please be polite but express your outrage. Flood them with calls, emails, faxes and postal letters. Let your fire out folks and let it out well directed and well thought out. For updates you can follow Justice For Jane on twitter. They also have a Facebook page. So please get involved  and also sign the petition. I know I will. Unless this grrrl is released, the state of Connecticut can go fuck itself.