Half of trans-identifying biological male inmates in Wisconsin have been convicted of sex crimes – so why are they allowed to move to women’s prisons?
By isabelle // 2023-08-28
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More than half of the male inmates in Wisconsin who identify as transgender women have been convicted of sex crimes in the past, according to the Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project, and some are seeking transfers to female prisons. This unsettling statistic came to light thanks to a review of Wisconsin Department of Corrections records carried out by the group with help from a public records request. The review revealed that 81 out of the 161 biological males who identify themselves as transgender in Wisconsin prisons have been convicted of at least one count of sexual abuse or sexual assault. This means they have committed crimes such as rape, incest, sexual intercourse with a child, sexual intercourse without consent, sexual exploitation of a child, enticing a child, or indecent behavior with a child, among other offenses. Unfortunately, many of these prisoners are using their self-proclaimed transgender status to request transfer to a women’s prison, and many fear they could be doing this to get closer to women so they can abuse them. One high-profile case in the state involves Mark Campbell, a biological male who started claiming to be a woman six years into his prison sentence and now uses the name Nicole Campbell. This man admitted to raping his own daughter and is serving a 34-year-sentence for the horrifying act. In December 2020, a federal judge ruled that the rapist could undergo gender transition surgery funded by taxpayers and be moved into a women’s prison while waiting for his surgery to take place. U.S. District Judge James Peterson ruled that the surgery was his constitutional right, claiming "an inmate's criminal history is irrelevant to whether she has a right to necessary medical treatment." The Daily Signal reached out to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections to find out how many biological men they currently house in female prisons, but they would not answer their questions, nor would they address Campbell’s status.

Male inmates are claiming to be transgender throughout the U.S. so they can move to women’s prisons

Since the Transgender Respect, Agency and Dignity Act went into effect in California in 2022, at least 47 biological men have been transferred to women's prisons, putting the women there at serious risk. Under the Act, men only need to self-identify as women to ask for a transfer; they do not need to get an operation or take hormones, and most still have male genitalia. More than a third of the men who sought transfer to women’s prisons under the Act based on their self-proclaimed gender identity were registered sex offenders and more than a quarter were convicted of sex offenses, which is a much higher percentage than that seen in the overall prison population. In New York, a biological man who claimed to be a female was convicted of raping a female inmate in the women’s part of the Rikers Island jail and was sentenced to seven more years in prison. And in New Jersey, a transgender prisoner impregnated two female inmates, prompting the state to return him to a male-only facility. In Ohio, an investigation was launched into the rape of a female prisoner there by a transgender inmate, while an Illinois trans convict was accused of raping several female inmates in a female prison. The director of the Oversight Project, Mike Howell, spoke out against the practice of placing men in women’s prisons based solely on their claim that they now identify as women. He said: “Men belong with men and men only in prison. Putting sex offender men claiming to be women in cells with women is another reason the world laughs at America's moral decline. Prison is for punishment, not degenerate sexual behavior." Sources for this article include: ThePostMillennial.com FreeBeacon.com
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