Last chance to register for tomorrow's AAJ-sponsored AIAU course - Understanding the Unique Needs and Experiences of Incarcerated LGBTQ People
Thursday, November 13, 2025 | 2-3pm ET
Earns 1 LU/HSW
Only 0.6% of the adult U.S. population-about 1.4 million people-are transgender, yet transgender people are significantly overrepresented in jails and prisons. Once incarcerated, PREA recognizes that LGBTQ+ people are particularly vulnerable and at heightened risk for sexual assault, abuse, and repeated trauma. Their placement and housing within a correctional setting is determined based on the gender they were assigned at birth, rather than placing transgender individuals in facilities that correspond to their gender identity. As a result, incarcerated transgender and other LGBTQ+ individuals are often housed in a manner that compromises their safety and well-being and jeopardizes their daily access to programs and services-including extensive segregation and use of solitary "protective custody" confinement.
Learn more and register
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Lisa Berretta
The American Institute of Architects
Washington DC
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