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Transgender persons to get separate jail wards, facilities
The Hindu | 11/01/2022 09:21 PM | Click to read full article
Transgender inmates will soon get a separate ward in prisons to ensure their right to privacy and dignity. While providing exclusive space for transmen and transwomen in correctional facilities, officials will ensure that they are not completely isolated.
It also called for training of medical officers in the standards of care for transgender persons and their right to decide their self-identified gender.