A transgender woman incarcerated at a women’s only prison in New Jersey has been transferred to another facility after impregnating two female inmates earlier this year, according to a local report. Demi Minor, 27, was transferred last month from the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility in Clinton to the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility, a prison for young adult offenders located in Burlington County, state Department of Corrections (NJDOC) spokesman Dan Sperrazza said. . he told NJ.com. Sperrazza said Minor, who is serving a 30-year sentence for first-degree murder, is currently the only woman incarcerated at the facility and placed in the vulnerable unit. He could not comment further on Minor’s housing situation due to NJDOC privacy policies, the newspaper said. Minor’s move comes after the paper reported in April that Sperrazza said it appeared two women at Edna Mahan became pregnant after “consensual sexual relations with another inmate.” JUDGE BLOCK REGULATION OF ADMINISTRATOR BIDEN’S INTERSEX SCHOOL BATHROOM Entrance to the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility in Clinton, New Jersey. (REUTERS) Minor has since claimed in a July 15 post written on her Justice 4 Demi website that prison officials beat her during her transport, according to reports. The corrections department told NJ.com it is investigating, but could not comment further. “NJDOC cannot comment on any active investigations,” a statement said. “The Department has zero tolerance for abuse and the safety and security of the incarcerated population and staff is of critical importance.” The Edna Mahan Correctional Facility has faced a long string of sexual assault scandals, and Gov. Phil Murphy announced plans last year to close the facility, which is New Jersey’s only women’s prison. Edna Mahan Correctional Facility in Clinton, New Jersey. (Google Maps) In 2021, New Jersey enacted a policy allowing inmates to be housed according to their gender identity following a lawsuit brought by a transgender inmate who lived in a male prison for 18 months and the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey. The policy was mandated to remain in effect for at least one year. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Sperrazza told the newspaper that while the NJDOC continues to operate under the policy, “the department is currently reviewing the policy for housing transgender inmates with a view to implementing minor modifications.” The juvenile is eligible for parole in 2037, the newspaper reported, citing the NJDOC. Fox News’ Emma Colton contributed to this report.
