A US federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought forward by a transgender convicted killer who alleged that the Kansas Department of Corrections had discriminated against him. Thomas Preston Lamb, also known as Michelle Renee Lamb, 83, is serving three life sentences for crimes against women and is currently detained in a women’s facility in Topeka, Kansas. However, Lamb has been kept separate from the female inmates in a situation that he has complained is a form of discrimination which places his health at risk.
Last November, Lamb filed a legal complaint against Gov. Laura Kelly, as well as the prison warden and other staff at the Topeka Correctional Facility and the Kansas Department of Corrections, demanding immediate transfer into the women’s general population. Lamb also requested his security risk status be removed and expunged from his record.
In his complaint, Lamb argued that Gov. Kelly was “complicit” in “hate crimes” against him, which he alleged involved designating him a security risk and keeping him segregated from the female inmate population. Lamb repeatedly described himself as a “female transgender” person in the suit.
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