![]() The Board of Correction approved new rules on Tuesday to make the city comply with much of the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act. ![]() "It's our understanding it would be contrary to the current law as we have the unit set up today," the Correction Commissioner said. Now, because of a federal regulation the city is trying to comply with, that special unit may be phased out. Two years ago, the city's Department of Correction set up a segregated unit on Rikers where transgender female inmates would be held - safely. "There are safety issues and safety concerns." ![]() "Generally they are at risk in jails and prisons," said Department of Correction Commissioner Joseph Ponte. ![]() There are not a lot of transgender inmates on Rikers Island. But by complying with federal guidelines it may have to get rid of a special unit that does just that. The city says it wants to protect inmates from sexual assault on Rikers Island. ![]()
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