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Nevada prison board adopts AR 4.94 setting clinical review, annual housing reviews for transgender and gender‑diverse inmates
Summary
The Board of State Prison Commissioners approved Administrative Regulation 4.94, which adds NCCHC‑aligned clinical definitions, a clinician review process, annual housing‑request reviews and PREA compliance language for transgender, intersex and gender‑diverse offenders.
The Board of State Prison Commissioners voted Wednesday to approve Administrative Regulation (AR) 4.94, which the Nevada Department of Corrections said adds clinical definitions aligned with National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) standards, requires clinician review when an individual disputes their assigned gender, and allows annual (rather than triennial) review of housing requests for transgender, intersex and gender‑diverse offenders.
The change also adds a requirement that housing and accommodation decisions must comply with the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act…
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