Two frustrated women’s advocacy groups have launched a billboard truck campaign across California, demanding attention to concerning rise intrans prisoners raping women.
The campaign, organized by Women Are Real and WomaniiWoman, is demanding scrutiny of male inmates housed in women’s prisons under Senate Bill 132 – and drawing attention to the upcoming rape trial oftrans prisoner Tremaine Carroll.
Carroll was in the women’s prison because of SB 132, passed in 2021. Formally known as theTransgender Respect, Agency and Dignity Act, it allows inmates to be housed based solely on their stated gender identity.
Carroll, 52, has been charged with raping three woman while imprisoned in the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla. Prosecutors say one female cellmate became pregnant.
The women’s groups are using mobile billboards emblazoned with stark warnings including “Women in CA Prisons Raped by Male Inmates,” “Incarcerated Women Matter,” and “SB 132: State-Sanctioned Rape – Media Silent.”
Organizers say the blunt messaging is designed to confront what they describe as a dangerous lack of accountability — and any sustained media attention –— surrounding California’s controversial prison housing law.
The trucks are sweeping past some of the state’s most recognizable landmarks and media hubs.
In San Francisco, the route includes the Golden Gate Bridge, Lombard Street, the San Francisco Chronicle newsroom, KRON4, ABC7, and KQED.
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
