Least Restrictive Setting Appropriate for LGBTQI Population. A. The County recognizes that LGBTQI individuals and people whose appearance or manner does not conform to traditional gender expectations should not be placed in more restrictive custodial settings based solely on such identification or status or because they receive gender dysphoria treatment.
B. The County shall not house LGBTQI individuals in more restrictive housing than otherwise indicated because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, or intersex status. The County shall house LGBTQI people in the least restrictive housing allowed by their classification and security designation.
Least Restrictive Setting Appropriate for LGBTQI Population. A. The County recognizes that LGBTQI individuals and people whose appearance or manner does not conform to traditional gender expectations should not be placed in more restrictive custodial settings based solely on such identification or status or because they receive gender dysphoria treatment.
B. The County shall not house LGBTQI individuals in more restrictive housing than otherwise indicated because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, or intersex status. The County shall house LGBTQI people in the least restrictive housing allowed by their classification and security designation.
C. The County will establish a voluntary GBTQI Program Sector unit once the use of the housing unit is no longer necessary for social distancing, isolation, or quarantine of incarcerated persons due to COVID-
Least Restrictive Setting Appropriate for LGBTQI Population. A. The County recognizes that LGBTQI individuals and people whose appearance or manner does not conform to traditional gender expectations should not be placed in more restrictive custodial settings based solely on such identification or status, or because they receive gender dysphoria treatment.
B. The County shall not house LGBTQI individuals in more restrictive housing than otherwise indicated because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, or intersex status. The County shall house LGBTQI people in the least restrictive housing allowed by their classification and security designation.
C. The County will establish a voluntary GBTQI Program Sector unit once the use of the housing unit is no longer necessary for social distancing, isolation or quarantine of incarcerated persons due to COVID-19. The unit will provide expanded out-of-cell time (i.e., doors open during daytime hours), access to jobs in the sector, and enhanced programming activities. Attached as Appendix 1 is the County’s planned GBTQ+ Program Sector Pilot overview and programming schedule.
1. Once the GBTQI Program Sector unit has been fully operational for 90 days, the County will provide a status report on the program. The Parties will then discuss whether the County will terminate the program or whether there are any appropriate program modifications, including efforts towards adequate inclusion of transgender individuals consistent with safety and other applicable considerations.
D. The County shall continue its efforts to ensure that lesbian and transgender/intersex individuals housed in the Jail’s women-designated housing units are placed in the least restrictive setting with programming access, as appropriate to their individual circumstances.
E. The County shall not place LGBTQI individuals in LGBTQI-specific housing without the individual’s consent to such housing.
