Lyralisa Stevens (California Department of Corrections)
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS / AP) — A California appeals court has rejected a transgender inmate’s attempt to force the state to pay for her sex reassignment surgery and to move her to a women’s prison.
The First District Court of Appeal in San Francisco did not explain in a brief order published Wednesday why it concluded that Lyralisa Stevens is not entitled to a gender change operation while serving 50-years to life for murder at Vacaville State Prison.
The court also said that prison officials were protecting Stevens adequately by assigning her to a single cell apart from male inmates. If her housing arrangements are changed or her personal safety is “otherwise compromised,” Stevens can petition for additional relief then, the court said.
Prison Law Office attorney Alison Hardy, who represents Stevens, said she does not know if she will appeal to the California Supreme Court.
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6 Comments
Good for the court! Why should a prisoner be entitled to a “free” sex change on the tax payers’ dime??!!
September 21, 2011 at 4:44 pm | | Report comment
I have a suggestion: when she/he get out of prison and gets a job, then use the money he/she earned and pay for it. Funny how much tougher it gets when it’s not other people’s money.
September 21, 2011 at 5:05 pm | | Report comment
Great job Court…this freak of nature doesn’t need to have this done on our tax dollars……prison is supposed to be punishment, not a visit to the plastic surgeons office…….what a pig
September 22, 2011 at 7:42 am | | Report comment
The person he murdered was my mother. I am so ecstacic that this was denied. THNAK YOU!!!!
October 10, 2011 at 8:38 am | | Report comment
ecstatic excuse me
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January 28, 2012 at 1:44 am | | Report comment