Seymour Flops
Diamond Member
I am curious as to how Democrats on here feel about this story:
Jessica Watkins, a transgender woman convicted for her role in the U.S. Capitol insurrection, has been transferred to a women's prison after being held temporarily in a men's jail.
Watkins had appealed to anti-LGBTQ+ U.S. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, and Jim Jordan in hopes of being sent to a women’s prison. It remains unknown if they had anything to do with the action by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The Advocate has sought comment from all three, but not one of them has responded.
Watkins was convicted last year of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of an official proceeding, interfering with law enforcement officers during a civil disorder, and conspiracy to prevent an officer from discharging duties. In May, she was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison.
Watkins posted last month on X, formerly Twitter, that she was being held in a men’s jail and that the Federal Bureau of Prisons planned to send her to a men’s prison, She asked her followers In her message on X, she asked followers to contact the Bureau of Prisons, the U.S. Marshals Service, Judge Amit Mehta, and Greene, Gaetz, and Jordan to help assure she goes to a women’s prison.
She followed up with a post in September thanking the Bureau of Prisons and saying she was at the Federal Transfer Center in Oklahoma City. The prison has sections for both men and women, but Watkins's post on X shows her designation as female.
In reality, nothing in the story says that Greene, Jordan, or Gaetz helped Watkins to get into a women's prison. I doubt the Advocate would have carried the story if not for the fact that Watkins tweeted out a request for that help.
Jessica Watkins, a transgender woman convicted for her role in the U.S. Capitol insurrection, has been transferred to a women's prison after being held temporarily in a men's jail.
Watkins had appealed to anti-LGBTQ+ U.S. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, and Jim Jordan in hopes of being sent to a women’s prison. It remains unknown if they had anything to do with the action by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The Advocate has sought comment from all three, but not one of them has responded.
Watkins was convicted last year of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of an official proceeding, interfering with law enforcement officers during a civil disorder, and conspiracy to prevent an officer from discharging duties. In May, she was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison.
Watkins posted last month on X, formerly Twitter, that she was being held in a men’s jail and that the Federal Bureau of Prisons planned to send her to a men’s prison, She asked her followers In her message on X, she asked followers to contact the Bureau of Prisons, the U.S. Marshals Service, Judge Amit Mehta, and Greene, Gaetz, and Jordan to help assure she goes to a women’s prison.
She followed up with a post in September thanking the Bureau of Prisons and saying she was at the Federal Transfer Center in Oklahoma City. The prison has sections for both men and women, but Watkins's post on X shows her designation as female.
Watkins was convicted last year of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of an official proceeding, interfering with law enforcement officers during a civil disorder, and conspiracy to prevent an officer from discharging duties. In May, she was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison.
Transgender Jan. 6 Rioter Is Now in a Women's Prison. Did Far-Right Republicans Help?
Jessica Watkins had asked for help from U.S. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, and Jim Jordan.news.yahoo.com
In reality, nothing in the story says that Greene, Jordan, or Gaetz helped Watkins to get into a women's prison. I doubt the Advocate would have carried the story if not for the fact that Watkins tweeted out a request for that help.
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