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Prisoner litigation Hall of Fame

By Walter Olson, Ted Frank, and David Nieporent

Inmate Jorey Lee Brewis, also known as Rebekah Katherine, is suing officials of the Oregon Department of Corrections who allegedly ignored Brewis's gender identity disorder, leaving Brewis to resort to -- details not for the squeamish -- do-it-yourself sex change surgery by way of fingernails, hair ties, rubber bands and other implements available in the cell. A spokeswoman for the corrections department "says she can't discuss Brewis' case because of medical privacy concerns". (James Pitkin, "Juicy Suits: Cutting Off Her Own Testicles in Prison", Willamette Week, Dec. 13).

Full post as published by Overlawyered on February 03, 2008 (boomark / email).