Minnesota transgender inmate Christina Lusk is slated to receive nearly $500,000 and be moved to a women's correctional facility as part of a settlement announced last week.
announced last week, the Minnesota DOC agreed to provide Lusk with a vaginoplasty as well as strengthen its policies regarding transgender inmates.
After beginning cross-sex hormones in 2009, Lusk changed names in 2018 and was conferring with doctors about surgical options. The inmate had undergone"top surgery" before going to jail, and was"on the verge of scheduling" a vaginoplasty, according to the lawsuit. Christina Lusk, who is serving time for a felony drug crime, will receive nearly $500,000 as part of the settlement.
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