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Sources retrieved

Incarceration · Care in prisons

Tennessee

Restriction reported

Denies Gender-Affirming Care Unless Treatment Began Before April 29th, 2024

Laws cited
TN Department of Corrections Request for Proposals 32901-31378-24, SB 2861
Transitics rating
Highly Restrictive
Change since 2024 (Transitics)
Progressive -> Highly Restrictive
Litigation
Not Challenged
Captured
(Retrieval date of this capture; not a legal effective date)

Sources

Policy sources

Source-reported policy

Transitics / Aleksandra Vaca. Captured . Inspect the original source(opens another site)

A record is what a source reported on the date it was captured, not a legal effective date. An unobserved record is not a finding that no restrictions exist.

Other captures of this record

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Other captures
CapturedPolicy reportedSource
Restriction reported Denies Gender-Affirming Care To Inmates Unless Treatment Began Before April 29th, 2024Source: Transitics / Aleksandra Vaca · Original source(opens another site)
Restriction reported Denies Gender-Affirming Care Unless Treatment Began Before April 29th, 2024Source: Transitics / Aleksandra Vaca · Original source(opens another site)

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