http://blogs.law.yale.edu/blogs/reblaw/archive/tags/prisons/default.aspxTags: prisonsenCommunityServer 2007.1 SP1 (Build: 30415.43)http://blogs.law.yale.edu/blogs/reblaw/archive/2010/02/02/locked-up-and-locked-out-the-experiences-of-lgbt-prisoners.aspxWed, 03 Feb 2010 02:02:00 GMT3dba5dbf-cc88-412d-a5e1-dc96318a2d17:4621oreillyh0http://blogs.law.yale.edu/blogs/reblaw/commentapi.aspx?PostID=4621http://blogs.law.yale.edu/blogs/reblaw/archive/2010/02/02/locked-up-and-locked-out-the-experiences-of-lgbt-prisoners.aspx#comments<p><img src="http://www.montrealmirror.com/2009/070909/images/news2-1.jpg" height="402" width="400" alt="" /></p> <p><b>Locked Up and Locked Out: the Experiences of LGBT Prisoners</b></p> <p><i>Come to this panel 3:00- 4:30pm pm on Saturday, February 20th!! </i></p> <p>In addition to facing the often harsh and degrading conditions of the general prison population, LGBT prisoners face unique challenges in prison.&nbsp; Prisons are designed and regulated on the assumption that all prisoners are straight and non-transgender, an assumption that is obviously false.&nbsp; The three panelists on the panel all have extensive experience with LGBT prison issues: one as a scholar on issues of incarceration, one as a legal advocate for transgendered prisoners, and one with firsthand experiences as an LGBT identified prisoner.&nbsp; The panel will explore these neglected and important issues from a variety of angles and promises to be one of the most rebellious at the aptly named Reblaw!</p><img src="http://blogs.law.yale.edu/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4621" width="1" height="1">PanelsprisonsLGBT