WDI USA Launches NotOurCrimes.info: A National Database Exposing Male Offenders Housed in U.S. Women’s Prisons
Women’s Declaration International USA (WDI USA) has launched NotOurCrimes.info, a comprehensive, publicly accessible database cataloguing the criminal records and incarceration statuses of “trans”-identified males convicted of crimes, including those currently or formerly housed in women’s correctional facilities across the United States.
The Not Our Crimes Prison Project is the result of extensive volunteer research, fact checking, and compilation of publicly available records, including news reports, Department of Corrections websites, Federal Bureau of Prisons data, and Freedom of Information Act responses. The site serves researchers, policymakers, journalists, and members of the public seeking accurate information about the consequences of prison housing policies based on “gender identity.”
“This project documents 226 “trans”-identified males arrested, 84 currently or formerly in female facilities across the United States,” said Irene Lawrence, a volunteer. “Female inmates are among the most vulnerable women in society — according to PREA [Prison Rape Elimination Act] data, up to 86% of incarcerated women are survivors of sexual violence perpetrated by men. WDI USA argues that housing men alongside these women constitutes cruel and unusual punishment and a human rights violation under both the Geneva Convention and the United Nations Nelson Mandela Rules. Furthermore, what have been characterized as isolated incidents are in fact a widespread, state-sanctioned pattern.”
WDI USA conducted major FOIA investigations in 2021 and 2023, sending requests to state prison systems across the country and compiling responses into public reports. NotOurCrimes.info makes that research widely available in a continuously updated, searchable database. The database records “trans”-identified male inmates currently or formerly housed in both female and male correctional facilities across the United States, with each entry sourced from publicly available records and fact checked by WDI USA volunteers. Other pages on the site include an interactive visual breakdown of the data, a fact-checking page addressing widely repeated claims about “trans”-identified males in women’s prisons, and a list of resources for further advocacy.
Key Statistics at the Launch of Not Our Crimes
The database currently documents the following verified figures, among others:
- 67% violent offense rate among the documented population
- 44% sexual offense rate among the documented population
- 27 states with policies allowing at least some “trans”-identifying men into women’s prisons
- 40% of documented individuals adopted a “transgender identity” after arrest
- Of those 84 men placed in women’s prisons, 83.3% (70 individuals) were convicted of at least one violent or sexual crime
- At least 18 men placed in women’s prisons are incarcerated for killing a woman
- Of the 84 men housed in women’s facilities, 26% have been accused of assault or harassment of female inmates or had to be transferred back to men’s facilities
- 31.8% of “trans”-identified males in the database committed child sexual exploitation offenses
- 37.7% committed homicide
Statistical Analysis
The site contains visual breakdowns of the database, including:
- Male inmates in the female estate by state (NOC-verified vs. other public reports)
- Current housing distribution of “trans”-identified men
- Timing of “trans” identification (pre- vs. post-arrest)
- Type of offense across the total “trans”-identified male population
- Victim demographics (age and sex)
Myths vs. Reality
The site contains a detailed fact checking page addressing eight widely repeated claims about “trans”-identified males in women’s prisons, including:
- “Only males who have had their genitalia removed are placed in women’s prisons.” — Rebutted with prison policy data; no U.S. prison policy requires genital surgery for transfer.
- “Men in women’s prisons are only in public areas, not private settings.” — Rebutted with documentation that male inmates eat, sleep, shower, and use bathrooms alongside women in 27 states.
- “If men in female prisons behave badly, incarcerated women can complain and the men will be removed.” — Rebutted with documented cases in which women were not protected despite repeated complaints.
Voices of Volunteers Working on Not Our Crimes
Numerous WDI USA volunteers have contributed to the Not Our Crimes Prison Project. Here are what a few of them have to say about the project.
“I am proud to play a very small part in representing the suffering of women who are locked in prison with these predators. WDI USA will be their voice; we want to amplify the crimes of these men so the world can see the harm transgender ideology is inflicting on vulnerable women.” – Emily
“Shedding light on the hard data surrounding this topic is so important to break through the shell of incredulity. Normal people just can’t believe that violent male convicts are placed in women’s prison, when the transgender narrative portrays the men as vulnerable and victimized. Why are genuinely vulnerable women used as human shields, victimized in favor of some of the worst men in society? It seems unbelievable because how can officials actually approve such insane policies? Surely it’s just nonviolent offenders, never sex offenders, most assume. Many figure it is “fake news” and look the other way. With hard, verifiable facts, we can break through the transgender fiction and restore common sense policies to protect the truly vulnerable – women.” – Ruth
“It was important to me to help create the Not Our Crimes database because the safety and privacy of incarcerated women is being overlooked, vulnerable women are being placed in dangerous situations, and public data like crime statistics, which impact public health and safety, are being falsified by a legal fiction.” – Elizabeth
“A mother stabbed 50 times in the head and chest; a wife, strangled with a wire to the point of decapitation, an entire family held hostage, raped, and murdered; a 13-year-old girl kidnapped, tortured, assaulted, and curb stomped – for years, women have been blamed for some of the most horrific crimes imaginable, but these are not our crimes. Instead of facing the punishment they deserve, the men who have committed these heinous acts are allowed to continue their crusade of harm, terror, and control over women behind the bars of the women’s prison, where their new targets have no recourse or escape. We owe the victims of these crimes the truth of the horror they have suffered. We owe the women in prison the basic right to safety and dignity. We owe the female sex class vindication from the most slanderous allegations. These men are not women, and these are not our crimes.” – J.
Women’s Declaration International USA, Inc. is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization and the American chapter of Women’s Declaration International, which is the leading global organization dedicated to protecting the sex-based rights of women and and girls as well as the author of the Declaration on Women’s Sex-Based Rights. The Declaration, signed by more than 40,000 individuals from 160 countries, reaffirms women’s and girls’ sex-based rights, and challenges the discrimination we experience from the replacement of the category of sex with that of “gender identity.” WDI USA is an all-women, all-volunteer organization.
