2) 2023 New York City Ordinance 1252 Establishing a Task Force Addressing Housing for Incarcerated Transgender Individuals
Type
Ordinance or Resolution
Year
2023
Level
City or Town
State(s)
New York
Policy Areas
Civil Rights, Economic Justice, Housing
Transgender, gender nonconforming, and intersex individuals often face uninformed or discriminatory practices at the hands of public institutions. This ordinance establishes a task force to address policies related to the treatment of current or formerly incarcerated individuals within the New York City department of corrections who identify by these characteristics. It requires the task force to submit a report regarding the treatment and housing of transgender and nonbinary individuals in the custody of the department of corrections and outlines staffing regulations.