Inmate Sues Prison Over Transgender Cellmate's Harassment
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Katie Mountain, a forty-one-year-old inmate at Maines womens prison, files a lawsuit against prison bosses and her transgender cellmate, Andrea Balcer, for alleged harassment and assault. Mountain claims Balcer, a six-foot-one, three-hundred-ten-pound convicted murderer, groped and harassed her and nearly a dozen other women. The suit accuses prison officials of cruel punishment, sex discrimination, free speech violations, and religious freedom issues. Balcer is also sued directly for assault and emotional distress. The U.S. Justice Department is investigating Maines policy of housing biological males in womens prisons, highlighting this case. Mountain faces potential retaliation for speaking out and is set for release in June.
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