A transgender woman received a $160,000 settlement after being “misgendered” by workers at a jail in Broome County, New York.
25-year-old Makyyla Holland claimed correctional officers abused and discriminated against him once he was arrested for charges listed as criminal contempt and assault.
“She was held in an all-male jail during two stints totaling six weeks in 2021, and claims she was physically attacked during the intake process on January 22, suffering a broken tooth and painful lump on her head,” the Daily Mail reported.
Holland also alleged male officers strip-searched him, forced him to remove his acrylic nails, and told him to remove his wig.
“Despite disclosing her transgender status multiple times, she says she was placed within men’s housing units and misgendered – referred to as a man,” the report said.
From Breitbart:
In a social media post on Thursday, the New York Civil Liberties Union said its client, Holland, reached a settlement with the jail: “No one should ever have to go through what Makyyla went through at the Broome County Jail. Now with this settlement, establishing one of the strongest nationwide policies to protect the rights of trans people in custody, hopefully no one ever will,” the union said.
