INMATE OUTRAGE!

[Lady Cop]

does he get silicone boobs too??

fucking stupid judge!
well now precedent is set. you're all going to pay for stupid shit like this.
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BOSTON (AP) -- A federal judge on Tuesday ordered state prison officials to provide a taxpayer-funded sex-reassignment surgery to a transgender inmate serving life in prison for murder.

U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf ruled in the case of Michelle Kosilek, who was born as a man but has received hormone treatments and lives as a woman in an all-male prison. Robert Kosilek was convicted of murder in the killing of his wife in 1990.

Wolf is believed to be the first federal judge to order prison officials to provide the surgery for a transgender inmate.

Kosilek first sued the Massachusetts Department of Correction 12 years ago. Two years later, Wolf ruled that Kosilek was entitled to treatment for gender-identity disorder, but stopped short of ordering surgery. Kosilek sued again in 2005, arguing that the surgery is a medical necessity.

In his ruling Tuesday, Wolf found that surgery is the "only adequate treatment" for Kosilek's "serious medical need."

"The court finds that there is no less intrusive means to correct the prolonged violation of Kosilek's Eighth Amendment right to adequate medical care," Wolf wrote in his 126-page ruling.

Prison officials have repeatedly cited security risks in the case, saying that allowing her to have the surgery would make her a target for sexual assaults by other inmates.

But Wolf found that the DOC's security concerns are "either pretextual or can be dealt with by the DOC." He said it is up to prison officials to decide how and where to house Kosilek after the surgery.


this. wife-murderer



to this. butt boy





judge assclown. hizzoner U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf

[OnBendedKnee]

Stories like this frustrate me to a point of contention.

[Duchess]

Jesus Christ

[Lady Cop]

there are some GREAT comments on Boston Herald!
200+ so far. that judge better hide.

"Only a mentally ill judge would grant a benefit to a KILLER that a hard working, tax paying, law abiding citizen could never afford.
There must be a way the citizens of Mass can invalidate this outrage".

comments:

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/region...mmentsArea


Chief Judge Wolf, Mark L.

Born 1946 in Boston, MA
Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, Chief Judge, 2006 - present.

Nominated by Ronald Reagan on March 8, 1985, to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333; Confirmed by the Senate on April 3, 1985, and received commission on April 4, 1985.
Education
Yale University, B.A., 1968
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1971

GREAT BIG FLAMING JERK

[Duchess]

This is ranking up there with the Gov. who pardoned all those bad guys.

[Cheyne]

No matter your political bent, we all must acknowledge that there are people in this country who are not getting basic medical care (for many reasons). That this "Judge" would order taxpayer funded gender reassignment surgery for a murderer with a life sentence is beyond belief.

What about the hormones needed for the rest of this scumbag's life? Did this douchebag receive counseling on the surgery? My understanding is that gender reassignment is only done after *years* of counseling. Has this also been paid for by the taxpayers?

It's time for the people to rise up and stop this nonsense. Massachusetts voters need to contact their reps and get a law passed to stop this now.

[Jimbone]

From the looks of his smile, I'll bet the judge is going to be the first in line to try out the new mangina this guys gets... creepy looking bastard.

[SIXFOOTERsez]

Holy Shit, that is one fugly bitch

[ramseycat]

This has to be one of the stupidest thngs I have ever heard. Can't someone appeal this and get it reversed?

[LuciferLynn]

This asshole is in PRISON. WHY does he think gender reassignment surgery is a medical necessity? I don't understand this. Give him the fucking chair amd save the taxpayers money.

[Lady Cop]

D.O.C. will likely appeal.

Boston Herald today:

michelle Kosilek — the wife-strangling transsexual who spent years fighting for a taxpayer-funded sex-change operation — is “very, very moved” by a federal judge’s surprise ruling yesterday that orders the state’s prison system to bankroll his surgical journey into womanhood, his lawyer told the Herald.

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“She really appreciates the careful consideration of the court, and the respectful decision,” attorney Frances S. Cohen said of her client, Michelle Kosilek — formerly known as Robert — an MCI-Norfolk lifer who has been diagnosed with gender-identity disorder and sued the state in 2006 to provide sex-change surgery. “She’s been living with this problem for a very long time.”

In a mammoth, 128-page ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Wolf said denying Kosilek the surgery violates his Eighth Amendment protection against cruel and unusual punishment. Kosilek’s doctors say the gender-identity disorder has caused him to try both self-castration and suicide. They prescribed the surgery.

DOC spokeswoman Diane Wiffin said the department is weighing whether to appeal. She would not say whether Kosilek would be transferred to a women’s prison, or whether the department expects a glut of similar lawsuits from the 15 other inmates diagnosed with gender-identity disorder. Each has a specialized treatment plan but she would not say whether any of those plans call for surgery.

Wolf’s decision drew rebukes from Bay State GOP leaders, with U.S. Sen. Scott Brown calling it “an outrageous waste of taxpayer dollars.” State Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr said the ruling “is well beyond the scope of reason, and an unjustifiable expansion of the requirements of the Eighth Amendment. The decision will lead to an outrageous result in the current case and sets a bad precedent for future cases.”

Kosilek, 63, was convicted in 1992 of strangling his wife, Cheryl, and leaving her body at a North Attleboro mall. Prosecutors said at his trial — where he wore women’s clothing, long nails and long hair — that he killed her and splurged hundreds of dollars on women’s clothing and makeup to start a new life as a single gal.


in the meantime, i recommend bringing the pillory back to Boston Common so the irate citizens can throw rotten vegetables etc. at the liberal wienie judge, after which he will be thrown into Boston Harbor.

[QueenBee]

Wonder if this is his sidewinding way to get himself put in a women's prison? He should be kept where he is.

[sharit]

After his sex change he will still be strong as a man. Not very many chicks going to whip his ass.

[OnBendedKnee]

Look at the build of the average female convict. Couple that with the fact most fight dirty and hard. He will easily get his candy ass beatdown from here to next Tuesday on a weekly basis. I can't image most female inmates will
appreciate this guy's "expression" and will have something to say about it if he were to ever get transferred to a women penile facility.

But that speculation is all fun and games as it'll simply never happen- he'll stay locked up with other freaks and geeks right where he is, most likely.