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137,500 Incarcerated LGBTQ+ People in U.S.
Approximately 124,200 adults self-identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual in U.S. prisons and jails, and over 6,000 adults self-identify as trans in state and federal prisons, according to an analysis [[link removed]] released today by The Sentencing Project.
LGBTQ+ youth’s representation among the incarcerated population—at 7,300 youth—is double their share of the general population.
Women and girls drive the higher representation of LGBTQ+ people in prisons, jails, and youth facilities—as do LGBTQ+ people of color.
"Incarcerated LGBTQ+ Adults and Youth" [[link removed]] examines the criminalization and over-incarceration of LGBTQ+ people in the United States, highlighting the drivers of overrepresentation and presenting recommendations for reform. To help alleviate the harms of incarceration, states and the federal government should:
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repeal
laws
that
criminalize
LGBTQ+
people
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limit
the
use
of
solitary
confinement
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mandate
access
to
gender-affirming
health
care
in
correctional
facilities
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invest
in
drug
and
mental
health
treatment
and
reentry
programs
for
LGBTQ+
youth
and
adults
Research on the intersection of incarceration with sexuality and gender identity is critical to understanding the full impacts of mass incarceration and developing policies that address the needs of vulnerable populations.
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[[link removed]] Nazgol Ghandnoosh, Ph.D.
Senior Research Analyst
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