Kentucky AG Says State Not Required to Fund Transgender Procedures for Inmates

Kentucky AG Says State Not Required to Fund Transgender Procedures for Inmates
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman speaks in Frankfort, Ky., on Jan. 2, 2024. Timothy D. Easley/AP Photo
Rudy Blalock
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Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman issued a legal opinion on Thursday where he said he believes the state is not obligated to use taxpayer funds for transgender-related surgeries for jailed inmates.

The Kentucky Department of Corrections sought this opinion as it looked at revising some of its administrative regulations concerning medical care for prisoners. Coleman was asked to determine whether denying such surgeries when deemed “medically necessary” by professionals would violate the constitutional prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.