Prisons on Urániahttps://urania.institute/en/tags/prisons/Recent content in Prisons on UrániaHugoen-usWed, 23 Sep 2026 09:40:46 +0400US Appeals Court Allows Transgender Women to Be Housed in Men's Prisons in Oregonhttps://urania.institute/en/news/2026/0922-us-court-trans-women-mens-prisons-oregon/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0400https://urania.institute/en/news/2026/0922-us-court-trans-women-mens-prisons-oregon/<p>A federal appeals court has ruled that the state of Oregon can continue to house transgender women in male correctional facilities. The decision overturned a lower court&rsquo;s ruling that previously required trans women to be placed in women&rsquo;s prisons by default, followed by an individual assessment of each case.</p>