NewsFebruary 12, 2018
Judge: Missouri prisons must OK hormone therapy for inmate
ST. LOUIS � A federal district court in St. Louis has ruled the Missouri state prison system must provide hormone therapy for a transgender inmate serving a murder sentence. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the judge�s ruling Friday follows court decisions in other states that have found unconstitutional the practice of denying hormone therapy for transgender inmates who weren�t receiving the treatment before they were jailed. ...
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ST. LOUIS � A federal district court in St. Louis has ruled the Missouri state prison system must provide hormone therapy for a transgender inmate serving a murder sentence.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the judge�s ruling Friday follows court decisions in other states that have found unconstitutional the practice of denying hormone therapy for transgender inmates who weren�t receiving the treatment before they were jailed.
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The ruling grants in part a preliminary injunction filed on behalf of Jessica Hicklin, a 37-year old inmate serving life in prison without parole for first-degree murder. Hicklin is in the process of transitioning to a woman.
Hicklin�s lawsuit against the Department of Corrections and its health-care provider is set for trial in May.
Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com
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