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Lambda Legal Urges Investigation into Sexual Assaults of Incarcerated LGBT People in Texas

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July 28, 2016

Following the state of Texas’s latest assurance to the U.S. Department of Justice that it will work towards fully complying with Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) in future years, Lambda Legal today sent a letter to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) PREA Ombudsman, urging investigations into several reports of sexual assault and abuse against LGBT people in Texas’s prison system.

See Also: Criminal Justice, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Mourns Vicious Attack in Dallas

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July 8, 2016

After the shooting deaths of Dallas Police Officers and DART officers at a peaceful protest last night, Lambda Legal issued a statement from Roger Poindexter, South Central Regional Office Director and National Board of Directors Co-chair Tracey Guyot-Wallace, both based in Dallas.

See Also: Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct
Lambda Legal Condemns Police Shootings, Demands Accountability

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July 7, 2016

We are heartbroken and outraged that again – twice in two days – police have shot and killed Black men. We don’t know all the facts in either case, but driving with a broken tail light or selling CDs in front of a store are not punishable by death.

See Also: Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Racial Justice and Low-Income Advocacy
15 in 2015: Lambda Legal’s Year in Review

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December 26, 2015

2015 was a historic year in the fight for equality for LGBT people and those living with HIV, and Lambda Legal led the fight in courts and communities across the country. Here are some of the highlights of Lambda Legal’s work this year:

See Also: Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Fair Courts Project, Health Care Fairness, HIV, Housing, Immigration, LAWS AND AMENDMENTS, Marriage, RACIAL JUSTICE & LOW-INCOME ADVOCACY, Relationships and Family Protections, Seniors, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
Lambda Legal Joins Federal Lawsuit After Antigay Attack at Rikers Island

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October 29, 2015

Lambda Legal has filed an amended complaint in a federal lawsuit in the U.S.

See Also: Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct
Lambda Legal Launches “Know Your Rights” Hub for People Living With HIV

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September 28, 2015

Today, Lambda Legal launched the newest section of its Know Your Rights information hub.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Criminal Justice, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Fair Courts Project, Health Care Fairness, HIV, Housing, Immigration
LGBT Groups Call on New York City Lawmakers to Protect Rights in Police Encounters

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June 29, 2015

Today, Lambda Legal joined over two dozen local, state and national LGBT and HIV prevention groups to call on the New York City Council to pass the Right to Know Act to protect LGBT New Yorkers’ rights in police encounters.

See Also: Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct
Lambda Legal Welcomes Strengthened Commitment From Texas Governor to Comply With PREA

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June 12, 2015

On Thursday, June 11th, Lambda Legal learned that the Department of Justice had accepted a new letter from Texas Governor Gregory Abbott certifying that Texas would take a more serious approach to implementing the standards of the Prison Rape Elimination Act.

See Also: Criminal Justice, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Commends Texas Governor’s Decision to Comply with PREA

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May 21, 2015

Texas Governor Gregory Abbott has assured U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch that Texas will take steps to comply with the standards set by the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA).

See Also: Criminal Justice, Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, Transgender Rights
Passion News Roundup: Last Day for Texas to Declare It Will Follow PREA

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May 15, 2015

Texas Gov. Gregory Abbott has only day left to make clear what plans, if any, Texas has to implement the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA).

See Also: Criminal Justice, Transgender Rights

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Lambda Legal Urges Investigation into Sexual Assaults of Incarcerated LGBT People in Texas

alex_prea.jpg

Lambda Legal Mourns Vicious Attack in Dallas

ll-logo.png

Lambda Legal Condemns Police Shootings, Demands Accountability

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15 in 2015: Lambda Legal’s Year in Review

ll_logo_2_0_0.jpg

Lambda Legal Joins Federal Lawsuit After Antigay Attack at Rikers Island

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Lambda Legal Launches “Know Your Rights” Hub for People Living With HIV

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LGBT Groups Call on New York City Lawmakers to Protect Rights in Police Encounters

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Lambda Legal Welcomes Strengthened Commitment From Texas Governor to Comply With PREA

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Lambda Legal Commends Texas Governor’s Decision to Comply with PREA

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Passion News Roundup: Last Day for Texas to Declare It Will Follow PREA

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