The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday released long-awaited reports about sexual violence in prisons and jails, but omitted data on transgender incarcerated people. The two reports came just days after a memo obtained by Prism revealed the department’s plans to dismantle prison rape protections for transgender and intersex people in adult and youth facilities across the country.

In the latest reports on sexual victimization reported by prisoners, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) left out key demographic data that details the identities of those experiencing sexual violence behind bars, including race, sexual orientation, and age. And while the agency says it will release that data in a series of reports sometime in 2026, experts worry that information about trans and in

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