A new report by Maryland's Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) details how the state is treating transgender inmates, one of the state's most vulnerable populations behind bars.

Protections behind bars

While trans inmates make up less than 1% of the inmate population, they account for almost 40% of all recent settlements.

A Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services report detailed the number of transgender inmates in the state. Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services

Lawmakers withheld $100,000 from the Department of Public Safety until they released the report on the treatment of transgender people behind bars.

The report said Maryland's "objective is to prevent vulnerable individuals from being housed with, or i

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