Re Ted Cruz statement on incarcerated trans individuals
Facts The video presented appears to be an excerpt of the hearing of US Senate Committee on the Judiciary for five US District judge nominees. The video is a conversation between Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Sarah Netburn, nominated to be US District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York and c urrently the Chief US Magistrate Judge of the same court. Ranking member Sen. Graham (R-SC) had discussion on the same topic in this hearing prior to Sen Cruz's questioning. The case in discussion is Shelby v. Petrucci et al. , between the trans inmate J. J. Shelby and the US Bureau of Prisons. Netburn presided as the magistrate and compiled a Report and Recommendation , which later confirmed by a District Judge. In this Report, Netburn recommended the inmate to be housed in a female facility instead of the current male facility. Netburn analyzed the Transgender Offender Manual in its past and current form, the inmate's personal history, and the inmate's con...