A twenty-seven-year-old transgender prisoner, Demi Minor, was moved from New Jersey’s women-only prison for having sex with two female inmates leaving both pregnant. .According to NJ.com, the two pregnant women had “consensual sexual relationships with another incarcerated person.”.The women were held at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility in Union Township, New Jersey, which is about 15 miles west of New York City..Minor is incarcerated for manslaughter and moved to the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility, a mixed prison for young adults..Minor tweeted about it on July 5, 2022..“This week I was moved from a female facility to a male facility. I mean this type of hatred towards who I truly am has to stop, but know this ... I will never stop rising above,” Minor tweeted..In a July 15 blog post on Justice 4 Demi, Minor wrote corrections officers beat her during the prison transfer..The New Jersey Department of Corrections (NJDOC) told NJ.com that it cannot comment on an open investigation..“NJDOC cannot comment on any active investigations,” read the statement..“The department has zero tolerance for abuse, and the safety and security of the incarcerated population and staff are of critical importance.”.Minor continues to use the blog to complain about his treatment by the NJDOC, including being called “he.”.“I was transferred to New Jersey State Prison where guards continued to call me ‘he’ and ‘him.’ I was called ‘he’ and ‘him’ well over 30 times. This has not happened to me in years, being referred to primarily as a man,” wrote Minor..“I don’t know what it is like to live as a man and I refuse to ever revert back to such habits or behaviour.”.Minor’s blog includes three different ways to donate to Minor through Patron, PayPal, and the Cash App..The Mahan facility has 27 transgender women as New Jersey allowed prisoners to “self-proclaim” their gender identity, starting last year..A transgender person with the help of the American Civil Liberties Union sued the NJDOC because the person was being held in a men’s prison..The NJDOC has reviewed their current policies “with the intention of implementing minor modifications.”.In January 2022, Joe Biden’s administration put back guidelines on federal prisons to consider the safety of transgender prisons after reports of violence and harassment..According to the NJDOC, Minor is eligible for parole in 2037.
