State Must Pay for Gender Reassignment Surgery for Inmate Convicted of Abusing Minor: Court

Mason Edmo in a file booking photograph. The man, now known as Adree Edmo, is in prison for sexually abusing a minor. Idaho Department of Corrections

Idaho must pay for an inmate’s gender reassignment surgery, a federal court ruled on Aug. 23.

Mason Dean Edmo, 31, was convicted of sexually abusing a child under 16 years old, according to jail records. He is slated to remain in prison until July 2021.