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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Illinois Department of Correction shows Deon &quot;Strawberry&quot; Hampton. The transgender woman who has battled the Illinois Department of Corrections over alleged abuse while she was incarcerated was released Monday, July 8, 2019, from Logan Correctional Center outside Lincoln. (Illinois Department of Corrections via AP, File)

Freed transgender inmate to fight for trans prisoner rights

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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Illinois Department of Correction shows Deon &quot;Strawberry&quot; Hampton. The transgender woman who has battled the Illinois Department of Corrections over alleged abuse while she was incarcerated was released Monday, July 8, 2019, from Logan Correctional Center outside Lincoln. (Illinois Department of Corrections via AP, File)

Illinois transgender inmate in legal battle over abuse freed

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This undated photo provided by the Illinois Department of Correction shows Deon &quot;Strawberry&quot; Hampton. The transgender woman serving a 10-year sentence in Illinois for burglary has been moved from a men's to a women's prison in one of the first cases of its kind in the state. Lawyers for Hampton announced her transfer Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, after year-long resistance from the Illinois Department of Corrections. (Illinois Department of Correction via AP)

Transgender inmate gets rare transfer to female prison

By MICHAEL TARM - Associated Press

FILE - This undated photo provided by the Illinois Department of Corrections shows Deon &quot;Strawberry&quot; Hampton, a transgender Chicago woman serving a 10-year sentence for burglary. Hampton, who is incarcerated at a men's correctional facility in northern Illinois, is again suing the state Department of Corrections to be housed in a women's prison after alleging she's suffered abuse in several male facilities. Hampton has sued the agency multiple times and has been transferred to four different facilities in the last year. (Illinois Department of Corrections via AP)

Illinois transgender woman sues to move to women’s prison

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2020 trial date set for transgender inmate alleging abuse

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