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Judge Orders Oregon to House Trans Women in Women’s Prisons

5/2/2026

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A federal magistrate ordered Oregon to presume housing transgender women in women’s prisons, imposing a 90-day injunction and citing heightened assault risk.
State lawyers argued that some inmates hide their identity or pose safety risks.
The judge said the state had no evidence of fraudulent transgender identity claims.
The ruling directly opposes President Donald Trump’s executive order barring transgender women from women’s prisons and reverses Prison Rape Elimination Act protections.

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A federal magistrate ordered Oregon to presume housing transgender women in women’s prisons, imposing a 90-day injunction and citing heightened assault risk.
State lawyers argued that some inmates hide their identity or pose safety risks.
The judge said the state had no evidence of fraudulent transgender identity claims.
The ruling directly opposes President Donald Trump’s executive order barring transgender women from women’s prisons and reverses Prison Rape Elimination Act protections.