As COVID-19 infection rates continue to soar in state prisons, these individuals are among the most vulnerable, reports The Appeal.

In a letter to the Governor, The Legal Aid Society together with advocates, elected officials and more called for the release of transgender, gender non-conforming, non-binary, and intersex people and all other vulnerable populations, according to POLITICO.

Harrist comes to The Legal Aid Society from the New York Civil Liberties Union, where she led litigation and policy efforts to advance the rights of LGB and TGNCNB people in for over seven years.

Attorneys Dori Lewis and Mik Kinkead join government and community organization representatives, all of whom are leading experts, including experts by lived experience.

The Legal Aid Society and Goodwin Procter LLP filed an amicus brief in support of the position that the prohibition on sex discrimination contained in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 precludes employer discrimination based on transgendered status and sexual orientation.