ACLU of Wisconsin: Denounces anti-trans incarceration bill that violates constitution, federal law

MADISON – The Wisconsin State Assembly today is hearing a bill – AB 447 – that aims to prohibit incarcerated trans, nonbinary and intersex people from being housed in facilities matching their authentic gender identity. The bill also requires strip searches be conducted by corrections staff whose sex aligns with the incarcerated person’s sex assigned at birth. This bill creates a statutory rule fo...