Conditions in Jails and Prisons

The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.

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If you've been discriminated against based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û wants to hear about it.

What's at Stake

LGBT people and people living with HIV face unique challenges while in custody. The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û works to end the violence, isolation, and deprivations of health care that LGBT people and people living with HIV face in custodial settings. We challenge prison and jail policies of denying health care for transgender people and people living with HIV and we fight the routine use of solitary confinement to house LGBT people and people living with HIV. We also work to implement the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act and end the abuse that LGBT prisoners face from corrections staff and others.

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For non-LGBT issues, please contact your local ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û affiliate.

LGBT people and people living with HIV face unique challenges while in custody. The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û works to end the violence, isolation, and deprivations of health care that LGBT people and people living with HIV face in custodial settings. We challenge prison and jail policies of denying health care for transgender people and people living with HIV and we fight the routine use of solitary confinement to house LGBT people and people living with HIV. We also work to implement the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act and end the abuse that LGBT prisoners face from corrections staff and others.

Need help?

For non-LGBT issues, please contact your local ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û affiliate.

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