Judge Questions Compliance With Order On Transgender Inmates' Prison Transfers
At a July 29 hearing, Judge Royce Lamberth said the government appears to have violated his order by placing transgender plaintiffs in a segregated Fort Worth prison unit, but he did not immediately rule.[1]
Ten transgender women, including eight plaintiffs in the lawsuit, were being held in the segregated unit at a Fort Worth, Texas, prison.[1] Lamberth said it appears the government violated his order "on its face" by segregating the plaintiffs and removing prior privileges.[1]
On June 7, 2026, Lamberth ordered that the plaintiffs be housed in women's prisons or women's halfway houses and blocked part of President Trump's prison housing executive order.[1] The plaintiffs say the segregated placement violates the Eighth Amendment and worsens their gender dysphoria.[1] The Justice Department argues the injunction does not require housing with cisgender women and says prison administrative remedies must be exhausted before courts intervene.[1]
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- On June 7, 2026, Judge Royce Lamberth ordered that the plaintiffs be housed in women’s prisons or women’s halfway houses and enjoined part of Trump’s prison housing executive order.
- By July 29, 2026, ten transgender women were held in a segregated unit at a Fort Worth, Texas, prison, including eight plaintiffs in the lawsuit.
- At a July 29, 2026 hearing, Lamberth said it appears the government violated his order “on its face” by segregating the plaintiffs and removing prior privileges, but he did not immediately rule.
- Plaintiffs argue the segregated placement violates the Eighth Amendment and exacerbates gender dysphoria, while DOJ contends the injunction does not require housing with cisgender women and that administrative remedies must be exhausted.
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