Evaluation
During the course of the intake process, all inmates shall be asked to voluntarily state gender identity…. The name and Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) number of any transgender or intersex inmate shall be submitted by the Intake staff to the Transgender/Intersex Committee.
Diagnosis
Inmates who identify as transgender or intersex shall be afforded medical services, as needed, including diagnosis and treatment for gender dysphoria. Services shall include the potential to prescribe treatments that are consistent with evidence-based standards, if determined medically necessary to treat gender dysphoria, and without regard to the extent or type of treatment prior to intake.
Medicalization
See Diagnosis
Requirements for Transfer to Women’s Facility
Identifying as transgender or intersex should never be the sole factor in determining housing.
Inmates identified as transgender or intersex shall be asked and afforded the opportunity to voluntarily provide their own view of how they would be most safely housed, including female versus male housing.
Limits based on type of crime committed?
No
Re-Evaluation required?
No
Pronoun requirements?
Inmates identified as transgender or intersex shall be asked and afforded the opportunity to voluntarily provide the appropriate personal pronouns for their gender identity.
Merging of “transgender” and intersex categories?
Yes
