Transgendered prisoner fights guard over strip search
A transgendered prisoner in Pennsylvania, Shawn Shannon Quinnones, has been sentenced to extra time in prison because of a fight she engaged in with a guard when he wanted to conduct a strip search in front of other inmates. According to the guards, Quinnones spit on the guard and threw feces at him, although she remembers none of that. Because Quinnones is HIV+, police originally charged her with attempted murder but dropped the serious charge when Quinnones entered a guilty plea. Quinnones' defense lawyer argued that she was not receiving the necessary hormone treatments which would have helped her control any explosive behavior.
Pottstown Mercury
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