Beth Schwartzapfel

3 days ago | themarshallproject.org | Beth Schwartzapfel

Federal officials cannot withhold gender-affirming care — for now — from people incarcerated in the Bureau of Prisons, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. Under an executive order that President Trump signed in January, transgender federal prisoners lost the right to receive hormone therapy and other accommodations, such as access to undergarments and gender-specific commissary items.

4 days ago | garlandjournal.com | Beth Schwartzapfel

A federal judge considers if the president’s executive order barring hormone treatment in the Bureau of Prisons is cruel and unusual punishment. By Beth Schwartzapfel The Marshal Project https://www.themarshallproject.org/A federal judge heard arguments Thursday over whether the government can withhold gender-affirming care from people incarcerated by the Bureau of Prisons while a lawsuit against the Trump administration proceeds.

2 weeks ago | themarshallproject.org | Beth Schwartzapfel

A federal judge heard arguments Thursday over whether the government can withhold gender-affirming care from people incarcerated by the Bureau of Prisons while a lawsuit against the Trump administration proceeds. District Judge Royce Lamberth, who sits in Washington, D.C., must consider whether to temporarily stop the prison system from implementing an executive order from President Donald Trump.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Beth Schwartzapfel |Keri Blakinger |Shannon Heffernan

“Billy is a Strong Advocate for LAW AND ORDER,” Trump wrote. “He understands the struggles of our prisons better than anyone, and will help fix our broken Criminal Justice System.”In a written statement to The Marshall Project and Los Angeles Times, Marshall thanked Trump for “this tremendous opportunity.”A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.

1 month ago | latimes.com | Keri Blakinger |Beth Schwartzapfel |Shannon Heffernan

William Marshall speaks during a West Virginia legislative meeting in December 2023. President Trump is appointing Marshall to head the Federal Bureau of Prisons. William “Billy” Marshall, the relatively unknown head of the West Virginia corrections department, has been selected to lead the troubled federal Bureau of Prisons, a Trump administration choice that took advocates for federal prison staff and incarcerated people aback Friday.