California Takes Next Step in the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Prison Safety Act

The Desert Sun, a newspaper in Palm Springs, CA, has an article that begins:

Gay rights advocates hailed the passage of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Prisoner Safety Act in committee in the State Assembly this week as an important step toward protecting a vulnerable prison population.

AB 382, if passed, "would add the sexual orientation and gender identity . . . to the list of characteristics to be considered" when the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation "classif[ies] inmates and wards in order to prevent inmate and ward sexual violence and to promote inmate and ward safety."

For details on the bill, see the bill tracking at the website for the California Legislature.