Date uploaded: 2023-04-26 01:47:33

Being subject to abuse while in criminal detention is a common experience for people who identify as LGBTQ+, two legal advocacy groups found in a national survey about the criminal legal system. The survey of more than 2,500 LGBTQ and HIV-positive people also found that few institutions inspired much trust, with nearly 3 in 5 saying they didn’t trust the prison system. The findings were among those cited in a report released Thursday by New York-based LGBTQ advocacy group Lambda Legal in partnership with Black and Pink, a national prison reform group serving LGBTQ+ people and individuals living with HIV. “Our community continues to experience violence and discrimination within the system,” said Richard Saenz, a senior attorney for Lambda Legal who managed the project. “It’s an urgent problem, and we know there isn’t just one solution.”