“Never Let Anyone Say That a Good Fight for the Fight for Good Wasn’t a Good Fight Indeed”: The Enactment of Agency Through Military Metaphor by One Australian Incarcerated Trans Woman

Halliwell, Sherree; Hickey, Andrew; Plessis, Carol du; Mullens, Amy B.; Sanders, Tait; Gildersleeve, Jessica; Phillips, Tania; Debattista, Joseph; Clark, Kirsty A.; Hughto, Jaclyn M. White; Daken, Kirstie; Brömdal, Annette

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“…This scoping review elucidates timely and valuable insights into the existing literature regarding the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of correctional staff toward incarcerated trans adults and youth. These knowledges, attitudes, and behaviors are reported to have a significant impact on the lived experiences of incarcerated trans people, and would contribute to the increased stigmatization, discrimination and poorer health (physical and mental) outcomes previously reported (Brömdal et al., 2019 ; Brömdal et al., 2023 ; Clark et al., 2017 ; Creasy et al., 2023 ; Halliwell et al., 2023 ; Hughto & Clark, 2022 ; Jenness & Fenstermaker, 2016 ; Sumner & Sexton, 2016 ; White Hughto et al., 2018 ).…”

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Correctional staff knowledge, attitudes and behaviors toward incarcerated trans people: A scoping review of an emerging literature

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Clark

et al. 2023

International Journal of Transgender Health

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Background: Trans people are incarcerated at disproportionately high rates relative to cisgender people and are at increased risk of negative experiences while incarcerated, including poor mental health, violence, sexual abuse, dismissal of self-identity, including poor access to healthcare. Aims: This scoping review sought to identify what is known about the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of correctional staff toward incarcerated trans people within the adult and juvenile justice systems. Method: This scoping review was conducted in accordance with the five-stage iterative process developed by Arksey and O’Malley ( 2005 ), utilizing the PRISMA guidelines and checklist for scoping reviews and included an appraisal of included papers. A range of databases and grey literature was included. Literature was assessed against predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria, with included studies written in English, online full text availability, and reported data relevant to the research question. Results: Seven studies were included with four using qualitative methodologies, one quantitative, and two studies employing a mixed methods approach. These studies provided insights into the systemic lack of knowledge and experience of correctional staff working with trans people, including staff reporting trans issues are not a carceral concern, and carceral settings not offering trans-affirming training to their staff. Within a reform-based approach these findings could be interpreted as passive ignorance and oversights stressing the importance of organizational policies and leadership needing to set standards for promoting the health and wellbeing of incarcerated trans persons. Conclusions: From a transformational lens, findings from this study highlight the urgent need to address the underlying structural, systemic, and organizational factors that impact upon the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors staff have and hold in correctional, and other health and community settings to meaningfully and sustainably improve health, wellbeing, and gender-affirming treatment and care for trans communities, including make possible alternative methods of accountability for those who do harms.

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Correctional staff knowledge, attitudes and behaviors toward incarcerated trans people: A scoping review of an emerging literature

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Clark

et al. 2023

International Journal of Transgender Health

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“…Similarly, we surmise that for trans women with comparatively longer incarceration experiences, knowledge of and familiarly with how incarceration settings for men operate and how to make them work to one’s advantage, including being known by and familiar with others, contribute to an elevated sense of safety and survivability. Collectively these experiences in men’s carceral settings can also translate into trans women being agentic forces who are able to make the best of a challenging situation and inform it in ways that belie and undermine the victimhood narrative (Brömdal et al., 2023 ; du Plessis et al., 2023 ; Halliwell et al., 2022 ; Halliwell et al., 2023 ).…”

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“…Across the globe trans people experience violence, abuse, harassment, and assault in correctional settings (United Nations Development Programme, 2020 ). Although much of this mistreatment occurs at the hands of fellow incarcerated individuals, mistreatment is also perpetrated directly by correctional staff and healthcare providers (Brömdal et al., 2023 ; Clark et al., 2017 ; Daken et al., 2023 ; du Plessis et al., 2023 ; Halliwell et al., 2023 ; Hughto et al., 2022 ; James et al., 2016 ; Murphy et al., 2023 ; Utnage, 2023 ; Van Hout et al., 2020 ; White Hughto et al., 2018 ). Trans women incarcerated in male settings are particularly vulnerable, with many reporting the disclosure of their trans identity significantly increases risk of being raped and/or coerced into sexual activities by other incarcerated people—experiences correctional staff frequently fail to report or prevent (Gorden et al., 2017 ; Hughto et al., 2022 ; Lydon et al., 2015 ; Phillips et al., 2020 ; Rosenberg & Oswin, 2015 ; Sanders, Gildersleeve, et al., 2023 ).…”

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Where do incarcerated trans women prefer to be housed and why? Adding nuanced understandings to a complex debate through the voices of formerly incarcerated trans women in Australia and the United States

Brömdal,

Sanders,

Stanners

et al. 2023

International Journal of Transgender Health

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Background Incarcerated trans women experience significant victimization, mistreatment, barriers to gender-affirming care, and human rights violations, conferring high risk for trauma, psychological distress, self-harm, and suicide. Across the globe, most carceral settings are segregated by sex assigned at birth and governed by housing policies that restrict gender expression—elevating ‘safety and security’ above the housing preferences of incarcerated people. Aim/methods Drawing upon the lived experiences of 24 formerly incarcerated trans women in Australia and the United States and employing Elizabeth Freeman’s notion of chrononormativity , Rae Rosenberg’s concept of heteronormative time , and Kadji Amin’s use of queer temporality, this paper explores trans women’s carceral housing preferences and contextual experiences, including how housing preferences challenge governing chrononormative and reformist carceral housing systems. Findings Participants freely discussed their perspectives regarding housing options which through thematic analysis generated four options for housing: 1) men’s carceral settings; 2) women’s carceral settings; 3) trans- and gay-specific housing blocks; and 4) being housed in protective custody or other settings. There appeared to be a relationship between the number of times the person had been incarcerated, the duration of their incarceration, and where they preferred to be housed. Conclusions This analysis contributes to richer understandings regarding trans women’s experiences while incarcerated. This paper also informs the complexities and nuances surrounding housing preferences from the perspectives of trans women themselves and considers possible opportunities to enhance human rights, health and wellbeing when engaging in transformative approaches to incarceration.

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Transformative trans incarceration research: now and into the future

Brömdal,

Winter,

Sanders

et al. 2024

International Journal of Transgender Health

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“Never Let Anyone Say That a Good Fight for the Fight for Good Wasn’t a Good Fight Indeed”: The Enactment of Agency Through Military Metaphor by One Australian Incarcerated Trans Woman

Cited by 3 publications

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Correctional staff knowledge, attitudes and behaviors toward incarcerated trans people: A scoping review of an emerging literature

Correctional staff knowledge, attitudes and behaviors toward incarcerated trans people: A scoping review of an emerging literature

Where do incarcerated trans women prefer to be housed and why? Adding nuanced understandings to a complex debate through the voices of formerly incarcerated trans women in Australia and the United States

Transformative trans incarceration research: now and into the future

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