Tennessee

1. The Project Addressing Prison Rape was unable to locate state-specific policies related to housing transgender inmates. If you have access to this language, please email endsilence@wcl.american.edu.
2. Administrative Policy 502.06.1 PREA

Local

Shelby County (Memphis, TN)

1. Policy: Shelby County Transgender/Gender Variant Procedures (created in 2012 and revised 3 times since).
2. Language: Housing assignments for inmates in Shelby County are based primarily on genitalia, not on how they identify. Exceptions, however, can be made on a case-by-case basis for safety or other reasons.

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