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Today is a historic day: S.B. 13 has been signed into law by @GovMalloyOffice! In addition to taking critical steps for the rights of cisgender incarcerated women, this law creates the strongest protections in the country for transgender incarcerated people's rights. https://twitter.com/GovMalloyOffice/status/996116956708311041 …

“When you are incarcerated, you are constantly told that you’re not human. This law takes valuable steps toward rejecting that false message to instead affirm the humanity and dignity of incarcerated people.” - Tiheba Williams-Ban, founder, Women Against Mass Incarceration

"With this update to the law, Connecticut is acknowledging that it is unacceptable for transgender people to face additional punishment simply for being who they are." - @GLADLaw

"It is critical as a state that we protect women who are incarcerated and recognize the human dignity of all people." - @ArviaWalker, @PPSNE

"Governor Malloy’s signing of this legislation not only gives these women a platform for successful reentry, but more importantly it restores them with the dignity and respect needed for successful rehabilitation." - @Porter4DaPeople