**WARNING this massage contains language and incidents of abuse and maybe triggering to those who have like Demi endured trauma. January 23, 2024 Dear Ms.
I woke up today….And lately its been a fight ….fight after fight its vexing and often the root of my depression…. “Demi how are you
Just a few months ago I completed my first gender affirming surgery. I can not verbalize the happiness I felt for finally being able to
There is no doubt or surprise to NJDOC that I am a woman who is transgender and approved for surgery. For more than a year
As DOC puts me through hell I wonder if I’ll make it to surgery When you hear the word trauma what do you think? For
New Jersey’s prison system, was recently bound by a settlement which came from a lawsuit filed by transgender inmate “Sonia Doe V. New Jersey Department
These last months have been a uphill battle foe me, and I did not quite know when the pain would end. Being transgender and incarcerated
Today I was sanctioned to 275 days of solitary confinement, staff stated that they confiscated my word processor and then found pills and a flash
Each day I begin to drift farther in a depression , from simply thinking about the separation that is going to take place after I
Around Thursday July 28, 2022 I began feel hopeless, and as if I was being ignored. I had already met with the central offices staff,
On June 24, 2022 I was shipped to Garden State Youth Correctional Facility (male facility), due to the fact that I had hung myself in
My grandfather was a Correctional officer for 25 years; he worked at New Jersey State prison. Since a child I have had a level of
Lately I have felt so stressed, I have found myself trying hide how I feel. I learned that I was going to be a
This week I was advised that EMCF Administration has entered a “Keep Separate Order” for me and Latonia, as such we are not to have
On Thursday a PREA complaint that I filed back in November 2021 came back substantiated! It was inmate on inmate abuse. Now when I begun
Being a women who is transgender within a women’s prison does come with its challenges. I am often targeted by staff who are transphobic, and
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