Christy Perez

Trans Health Care, Medicaid and the Shortfalls of Prison Re-Entry Services

For about three weeks, I'd been communicating smoothly with the clinic where I'm scheduled to undergo breast augmentation surgery and…

September 25, 2023

As a Trans Woman, Sex Offender Laws Make Re-Entry a Test I’m Meant to Fail

[Read Part 1 of this story here.] For the first 30 minutes of the drive to my release address on…

September 19, 2023

Leaving Prison After 13 Years, and the Preparations I Made to Get Here

On September 13, I got up at 4 am and took a shower. I fiddled with my belongings, which had…

September 18, 2023

“A More Loving, Just Church”: Harm Reduction and Faith Communities

On July 3, the United Church of Christ (UCC) approved the first harm reduction resolution by a mainline Protestant denomination.…

August 1, 2023

GA Escalation of Gang Prosecutions Boosts Gang Power in Prisons

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) has been bolstering his "tough on crime" agenda by promising that the state will prosecute…

June 7, 2023

“In the Dark”—the Wait for Another Unexplained Parole Denial

The Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles consists of five people who report to no one. They have complete…

May 12, 2023

Multiple GA Prisoners Killed, During DOJ Visit to Investigate Violence

Over 18 months ago, the Department of Justice (DOJ) opened an investigation into an unprecedented rise in prisoner homicides within…

May 1, 2023

An Act of Resistance: The True Meanings of Prison Tattoos

The true measure of how a prison treats its prisoners can be found in their tattoos. Hands clasped in prayer;…

March 16, 2023

Amid Rising Crisis, Georgia Denies Medicaid Expansion to HIV Patients

A Georgia bill to expand Medicaid coverage to people living with HIV did not pass out of the House, another…

March 8, 2023

FL Students Prepare Mass Protest as Schools Hand Over Trans Health Data

On February 23, a student-led walkout will mark the largest protest to date of Florida universities sharing data on trans…

February 22, 2023