Trans Girl Housed In Male Unit Has Jaw Broken At D.c. Juvenile Detention Center

A transgender woman housed successful a antheral portion of a Washington, D.C., juvenile detention halfway has been hospitalized aft sustaining aggregate injuries, including a surgery jaw, officials said.

The girl, whose property was not disclosed, was 1 of 2 residents of nan city's Youth Services Center to beryllium sent to nan infirmary connected July 7 pursuing convulsive incidents astatine nan facility, Turnesha Fish, interim main of unit astatine nan city's Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS), confirmed Tuesday.

The 2 incidents were isolated, and a afloat reappraisal has been launched, according to officials.

NBC Washington reported that 5 teens person been charged pinch violations related to nan battle of nan trans resident.

Sam Abed, nan DYRS director, said nan incidents were "unacceptable" and being taken "very seriously" by nan agency.

"We admit our unit for their speedy actions successful de-escalating nan situations," he said. "These incidents do not bespeak nan values aliases modular of attraction we purpose to uphold."

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Department officials said nan residents progressive person been separated and reassigned to different lodging units.

According to a transcript of nan department’s LGBTQ policy, which was shared pinch NBC News, a classification committee decides connected lodging assignments for each younker residents and takes into information accusation shared during intake and a wellness attraction provider's proposal "that whitethorn bespeak a request for a peculiar lodging situation."

"All classification and lodging decisions astatine DYRS unafraid accommodation shall beryllium based connected youths’ individualized needs, prioritizing nan youth’s beingness and affectional well-being," nan argumentation reads.

Transgender and intersex younker "shall not automatically beryllium housed" according to their activity assigned astatine birth, according to nan policy.

The policy, which has been successful spot since 2012, besides states that unit should return nan resident's cognition of wherever they will beryllium "most secure" into account. All residents besides person nan opportunity to petition a re-examination of placement "if they consciousness unsafe successful their existent housing."