Transgender prisoners file to keep identities concealed after female inmates detail abuse from male prisoners

Published August 4, 2026 2:37pm ET | Updated August 5, 2026 9:33am ET



Transgender inmates who are trying to prevent their imminent transfers to an all-male housing unit have moved to keep “sensitive” information about themselves concealed after female prisoners from a separate but related case detailed abuse they have suffered from convicted sex offenders.

The male litigants in Jane Doe v. Blanche, all of whom are biological males currently housed at various women’s prisons across the country, filed a request on Friday asking that the court keep in place a protective order that seals certain judicial records containing identifiable information from public view.

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