Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

code_archeologist t1_jadb5lo wrote

TL;DR: Isla Bryson began transition after being arrested. There is a belief/fear among authorities that this person is attempting to enter into the women's prison system because they believe that it will be an easier term and so that they can victimize the women there.

In my own opinion they should go ahead and be incarcerated as a woman... as long as they continue the transition process. Because they will quickly discover that being a transwoman in a women's prison is no easier than going to a men's prison; and attempting to victimize the women there would be a fatal error.

−14

irredentistdecency t1_jadx6od wrote

> being a transwoman in a women’s prison is no easier than going to a men’s prison

That is just objectively not accurate.

It would be much easier to be a biological male in a woman’s prison because the % of your fellow prisoners who represented a potential threat would be much smaller.

Physical mass is a huge component in the use of violence & one which is difficult to overcome without weapons or substantial training.

90

Rage_Like_Nic_Cage t1_jaddw5z wrote

> it will be an easier term and so that they can victimize the women there

Which is really just saying “our prison system is too shitty to prevent the prisoners from harming each other”.

58

LevelStudent t1_jadj6xc wrote

Almost all the unexpected pregnancies in women's prisons are from the guards.

Which I'd argue is more fucked up than a fellow inmate by far. At least if it's another inmate you can say it was consensual, but with a guard it would always be exploitation since they're captives and there is no power balance.

14

PEVEI OP t1_jadjm5m wrote

This isn't a workplace, assuming that inmates don't have power imbalances is crazy. The most basic imbalance is the ability of one to physically threaten the other, as individuals or groups. That's doubly true in a context where "snitching" on anything is often met with violence.

35

LevelStudent t1_jadjxvn wrote

>assuming that inmates don't have power imbalances is crazy.

That's not what I said. I said you can say it was consensual. Meaning it's possible for it to be consensual with no significant power balance, where as with guards it always is an issue.

−2