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12-29-2005, 10:37 PM
New York jail for gay or transgender prisoners to close
(New York-AP) December 29, 2005 - One of the nation's few jail dormitories specifically for gay or transgender prisoners is closing.
The unit, on New York City's Rikers Island, stopped accepting new inmates last month. Plans call for the specialized unit to be replaced with a new protective custody system available to prisoners who feel threatened, regardless of their sexual orientation.
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http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4300194
(New York-AP) December 29, 2005 - One of the nation's few jail dormitories specifically for gay or transgender prisoners is closing.
The unit, on New York City's Rikers Island, stopped accepting new inmates last month. Plans call for the specialized unit to be replaced with a new protective custody system available to prisoners who feel threatened, regardless of their sexual orientation.
Read the whole article here:
http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4300194