U.S. Hate Crime Law Punishes Transgender Woman’s Killer, in a First
A Mississippi man was sentenced to 49 years in prison, the first case in which violence against a transgender person was prosecuted under the federal Hate Crimes Act. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Hate Crimes
Topics: Crimes, federal, under, prosecuted, person, transgender, against, violence, which, first, prison, years, sentenced, Mississippi, First, Killer, Woman’s, Transgender, Punishes, Crime
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/us/us-hate-crime-law-transgender-murder.html?partner=rss&emc=rss