Interviews: Yolanda Valentin, Anna Connelly, Linda Thompson, Ashley, Ophelia De'Lonta. "Funded in part by the Open Society Institute of the Soros Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts, Frameline"--Credits. Originally produced as a documentary film in 2006. Container insert includes synopsis, production credits, and chapter titles. Special features: "Sexual violence in prison for transgender women" (5 min.); "Protective custody" (3 min.); "Hormone therapy" (5 min.); "Family issues" (4 min.); "Legal cases: Ophelia" (5 min); "Legal cases: Linda" (7 min.); "More from the transgender women" (7 min.); "More from the community" (6 min.).
Summary:
A documentary about transgender women convicted and incarcerated in men's prisons in the United States. Interviews with lawyers and prison custodians reveal the level of violence these women have to face from the inmates, as well as from the authorities which do not recognize their condition as a medical disorder.
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