Cruel And Unusual

Cruel and Unusual: Transgender Women in Prison (USA).
Documentary by Janet Baus & Dan Hunt. (2006)

Imagine being a woman in a men's prison. For many individuals, this is a grim reality because the U.S. prison system decides where to place inmates based on their genitalia, not their gender identity. This award-winning documentary makes an unflinching examination of transgender women in men's prisons. Ashley, Linda, Anna, Yolanda and Ophelia describe their experiences undergoing inhumane and humiliating treatment including rape, violence, solitary confinement and denial of medial care. One interviewee explains. "A lot of times I wake up, and I look around at my surroundings, and I see all these men. I think, 'What am I doing here?'" The women in Cruel and Unusual don't deny that they must serve their sentences, but their stories raise very important questions about their treatment.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0861699/

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[iamsillywarm]

well done

[Shirlacombs]

@saltheadd Yeah, because every queer man has been to prison. You fucktard.

[dearsealion]

wow, how fucked up! I will meditate and send protective energy too that women.

[sonottiny]

suck shit its simple ,DONT GOT TO PRISON LEAD A NORMAL LIFE RETARD AND U GOT NOTHIN TO WORRY ABOUT

[latedinn]

It is sad this only has 2000 views

[missdaggles]

@mindyourbizok what an ignorant attitude you have, transgender women identify as women and should be treated as such, they live as women out of prison, even if they are in a separate unit they should still be in a women's prison

[mindyourbizok]

Transgendered women should stay in the men's prison because they are men. Regular men get raped in jail too. The system needs to stop rape in jail.

[saltheadd]

Prison turns men into faggots.

[kseven70]

Wow. just wow.