As a Trans Person in Federal Prison, I’m Being Punished for Existing
Whenever a natural disaster is headed towards the prison where I am incarcerated, we all joke that we are in a fortress: safe because nothing can get in and no one can get out. But on January 25, 2025, I was reminded that outside disasters affect us here, too. That day, the Bureau of Prisons flipped my life upside down.
It was a cold Saturday morning, and the rest of the women and I were catching up on sleep. I awoke to banging on my door.
“Get up and get dressed!” a voice yelled.
