BOSTON — The sweeping criminal justice reform package that cleared the House and Senate chambers this week now awaits Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker's signature, and with the stroke of a pen, state inmates will soon be able to dictate the accommodations of their incarcerations according to the gender they choose to identify with.
The language stipulates that convicts will be "housed in a correctional facility with inmates with the same gender identity; provided, that the placement shall be consistent with the prisoner's request."
