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The Justice Department’s new plan to house transgender inmates who identify as women in a segregated unit at a Texas women’s prison is sparking legal and emotional turmoil. Designed to comply with conflicting court orders — one protecting transgender women from harm, another requiring separation from the general female population — the proposal aims to keep them safe within a women’s facility. But inmates say it’s tantamount to solitary confinement, cutting them off from medical care, legal visits, and social contact, triggering a mental health crisis. With a court deadline looming and hearings scheduled, the fate of this controversial solution hangs in the balance.

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