From left to right: Corwin Raven, Keith Rivers, Andre Karpierz, and Jordan Gallentine. (Courtesy of CDOC)
Several of the plaintiffs seeking judicial approval of the consent decree are currently serving life without parole for homicide and assault, according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital.
Keith Rivers, 46, now known as "Cupcake" is currently serving a life sentence for murdering a victim outside of a tavern in 1999. According to the class action lawsuit, Rivers came out as transgender in 2004 and has made "numerous requests for surgical treatment for her gender dysphoria," which have been denied, "and she longs for competent talk therapy related to her gender dysphoria."
Another plaintiff, Andre Karpierz, who goes by "Lavinya," 47, is also serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for first degree murder. Karpierz is currently being held in the Denver Womens Correctional Facility, according to CDOC records.
The class action lawsuit states Karpierz began hormone replacement therapy in 2016 and "continues to suffer from severe depression related to her [gender dysphoria] and has lived in constant fear of being raped in the male facilities."
Jordan Gallentine, known as "Jane," 33, is also serving prison time for "attempted suicide by cop" and assault. According to the lawsuit, Gallentine "lives in a constant state of severe anxiety and depression due to lack of medical treatment, lack of mental health treatment, and a persistent fear of sexual assault and a violent death."
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The original lawsuit, which was filed on behalf of more than 100 trans women in CDOC, alleged the CDOC "expose[d] them to harassment, rape, sexual assault, and other violence," at the hands of guards and other inmates.
According to one of the attorneys representing the plaintiffs, Paula Greisen, the decree is "designed to bring new safety measures to protect these women from victimization in the men’s prisons."
Greisen told Fox News Digital the decree would also "allow the class members to transition to gender affirming housing at the women’s facility, and ensures that necessary medical and mental health treatment will be provided."
"These changes have the overwhelming support of the transgender community and we are all confident that the Court will sign the decree," she said.
Jamie Joseph is a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage of the Senate.
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