VANCOUVER — A transgender inmate in British Columbia has won a years-long battle to serve the remainder of her sentence for first-degree murder at a women’s prison. Metcalfe is a lawyer who heads the organization’s legal-aid clinic that advocates for transgender inmates. However, officers laid charges only after staging an undercover sting operation entangling Aubee in a supposed crime syndicate. Metcalfe said Aubee has been working for at least 10 years to transfer to a women’s prison. The West Coast Prison Justice Society is still advocating for private shower and washroom facilities for transgender inmates held in prisons that don’t match their gender.

Source: National Post July 22, 2017 13:52 UTC