Do transgender prisoners have a right to get hormone therapy?
There is no clear answer. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons has a policy of providing hormones at the level the prisoner was getting them before incarceration. There is no guarantee, however, that hormones will be provided at the right levels and with the necessary support services. In other prisons, transgender inmates have frequently been denied any transition-related health care. Using the argument that the Constitution prohibits cruel and unusual punishment, some prisoners have been able to persuade judges to order prison officials to provide hormone therapy.
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