Hormone treatment is often denied during incarceration. There was a landmark federal lawsuit where the Department of Justice has intervened on Georgia trans woman's behalf, declaring state prison's continued denial of her hormone therapy a violation of her Eighth Amendment rights.
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Accepted Answer Date Created: January 22,2016