If I ever go to jail, I hope it's in California. [Dave Chappelle]

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[–]weavilsatemyface 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

they've only approved about 48% of the requests.

I doubt that figure.

According to this story:

“as of Feb. 26, 2023, 349 people housed in male institutions have requested to be housed in a female institution. 47 were approved for transfer, 21 were denied, and 35 changed their minds. The remaining requests are being reviewed.”

We don't know how many of the 35 who changed their mind did so after being approved. But out of the 68 who made the request to transfer, and a decision has been made, 69% were approved.

The ultimate problem is that American prisons are shit. Both the prison management and the wider community is happy for them to remain shit. If they wanted to reduce prison rape and sexual assault, and for that matter prison violence in general, they could do so, but they don't. There are no woke brownie points for cleaning up prisons so that they are safe. Americans, both liberals and conservatives, like the fact that prisoners risk rape and assault in prison. If they didn't, they would do something about it.

[–]Hematomato 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Well, according to that story, of 103 requests for transfer, 47 were approved. 47/103 = 46%. Slightly lower than the figure I gave.

We don't know how many of the 35 who changed their mind did so after being approved.

I'm fairly sure it means they changed their minds during the process, before a decision was handed down - presumably because they realized you can't just say the magic words "I identify as a woman" and let that be the long and short of it.

they could do so, but they don't.

It would take money. We have too many prisoners and too few resources. Fixing prisons requires either reducing the number of prisoners or increasing the number of resources.

[–]weavilsatemyface 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Well, according to that story, of 103 requests for transfer, 47 were approved. 47/103 = 46%. Slightly lower than the figure I gave.

You can't include the withdrawn requests, because you don't know whether they would have been approved or not.

We don't know why some inmates changed their mind and withdrew their transfer request. One should not assume that it is because they "aren't really trans" or because they weren't transitioning. The infamous serial rapist and killed Richard Speck bragged on video about having drug-fueled orgies in men's prison after his transition.

Maybe some of these guys withdrew their transfer request because they thought they would get more sex in a male prison.

(Aside: what the hell is it that so many serial killers and mass murderers decide to transition? Australian serial killer Paul Denyer called himself "Paula" for a while then changed his mind. Reginald Arthurell transitioned, then made threats against his victim's family while on parole. Why can't we even have that conversation without it being labelled transphobic?)

It would take money. We have too many prisoners and too few resources.

A good start might be to release some of the non-violent prisoners held for bullshit reasons, like possession of a few grams of weed.

The US is the richest country in the world according to GDP. It has the largest number of billionaires in the world, even allowing for population size. It spends more on so-called "defence" than the next six countries combined.

There's always more money for Ukraine or to support Israeli genocide, never enough money for fixing your own problems.

Prison reform is a low priority -- hell it isn't a priority at all -- because both the elite decision makers and the voting public think that prisoners should be degraded. They like the fact that if you go to prison for some crime, no matter how minor or bullshit, you've got a good chance of ending up raped or assaulted.

Otherwise they would find the money.