BGL files Fourteenth Amendment, ADA lawsuit on behalf of transgender woman held in Maryland correctional facilities.
Brown, Goldstein & Levy filed a lawsuit on April 18, 2023, on behalf of Chelsea Gilliam, a transgender woman who was held at two Maryland correctional facilities, where she suffered sexual assault, denial of hormone treatment, and on-going harassment because of her transgender status. The lawsuit alleges violations of the Fourteenth Amendment and Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as gross negligence.
Ms. Gilliam is represented by partner Eve Hill, managing partner Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum, and disability rights fellow Evan Monod.
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Watch a recording of the press conference here.
Please find media coverage below
Transgender woman sues Maryland corrections system, alleging she was sexually assaulted and denied hormone treatment while jailed with men | CNN (April 21, 2023)
Lawsuit: Trans woman sexually abused, harassed in men’s jail | The Washington Post (April 19, 2023)
Transgender woman files lawsuit saying she was assaulted, denied hormones while jailed in Baltimore |The Baltimore Sun (April 20, 2023)
Lawsuit: Trans Woman Sexually Abused, Harassed in Men’s Jail | Associated Press (April 19, 2023)
First, sexual assault; then, confinement: Trans woman details alleged Baltimore jail abuses in lawsuit | The Baltimore Banner (April 19. 2023)
Lawsuit: Trans Woman Sexually Abused, Harassed in Men’s Jail | U.S. News & World Report (April 19, 2023)
Trans woman sexually assaulted at knifepoint, denied hormones in male Maryland prison: Lawsuit | Fox News (April 21, 2023)
Activists seek review of gender identity rules at Baltimore jails, citing lawsuits alleging mistreatment of transgender women | The Baltimore Sun (April 27, 2023)
Transgender woman sues over alleged mistreatment in all male jail | WMAR-TV (April 19, 2023)
‘I will not be erased’: Transgender woman sues prisons for treatment behind bars | WBAL-TV (April 19, 2023)
‘Treated like an animal’: Transgender woman sues Maryland over assault, abuse in jail | CBS Baltimore (April 19, 2023)
Transgender woman claims abuse in Md. jails, sues state corrections officials| Fox45 News (April 19, 2023)
Transgender woman harassed, assaulted and isolated in Maryland jails, lawsuit alleges | NBC Palm Springs (April 19, 2023)
Lawsuit: Trans Woman Sexually Abused, Harassed in Men’s Jail | Now This News (April 19, 2023)
Trans woman sues, saying she was sexually abused in Baltimore men’s jail | The Daily Record (April 19, 2023)
Lawsuit: Trans woman sexually abused, harassed in men’s jail |The Frederick News-Post (April 19, 2023)
Transgender woman sues Maryland corrections system, alleging she was sexually assaulted and denied hormone treatment while jailed with men | Erie News Now (April 21, 2023)
Lawsuit: Trans woman sexually abused, harassed in men’s jail | Dayton Daily News (April 19, 2023)
Trans Woman Sexually Assaulted, Harassed in Baltimore Jail: Lawsuit | Times Daily (April 19, 2023)
Trans woman sues officials over abusive treatment in Baltimore jails | Spot on Florida (April 25, 2023)