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   The Department of Justice has instructed inspectors to stop evaluating   
   prisons and jails using standards designed to protect transgender,   
   intersex and gender-nonconforming people from sexual violence, according   
   to an internal memo obtained by NPR.   
      
   This population is uniquely vulnerable to attacks while incarcerated,   
   data shows, and advocates say the change will put such people in even   
   more danger.   
      
   The memo explains that DOJ is in the process of revising federal   
   standards related to the 2003 Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) in   
   order to align with President Trump's executive order on "gender   
   ideology extremism." The Jan. 20 executive order asserts that the United   
   States recognizes only two sexes: male and female.   
      
   According to the DOJ memo, while the revision process is underway,   
   detention centers that undergo PREA audits will no longer be inspected   
   using standards specifically designed to keep LGBTQ and intersex people   
   safe. The facilities include federal prisons, state prisons and jails,   
   juvenile detention centers and immigration detention centers. These   
   inspectors, referred to as auditors, are not employed by the DOJ, but   
   are hired by corrections agencies or by individual facilities. The DOJ   
   certifies the auditors and can decertify them.   
      
   The DOJ did not respond to NPR's request for comment on the memo. But   
   this is the latest policy move by the Trump administration that removes   
   legal protections for trans people — particularly those who are   
   incarcerated. In his first few days in office, Trump upended   
   long-standing federal policies that would allow incarcerated trans women   
   to be housed in a facility that aligns with their gender identity. Trump   
   has also signed an executive order banning transgender troops from   
   serving openly in the military and another restricting gender-affirming   
   care for minors. These orders have faced a host of legal challenges and   
   are still being fought in court.   
      
   https://www.npr.org/2025/12/04/nx-s1-5630490/prison-doj-safety-memo-chang   
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