Posted on 09/09/2015 11:29:19 AM PDT by rickmichaels
U.S. reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner, who is being investigated in connection with a fatal California car crash earlier this year, defended herself on Wednesday and expressed concern over county jails that place transgender people with the opposite sex.
Jenner, who transitioned to being a woman this year and at the time of the crash was known as Bruce, was driving a Cadillac Escalade in the February crash that killed one woman and injured another.
Los Angeles County authorities are considering misdemeanor manslaughter charges against Jenner and have said speed was a factor in the collision, according to media reports last month. Such a charge could carry a one-year prison sentence, according to NBC.
"That is the worst-case scenario ... It is an enormous problem that they would put trans women in a men's county jail," Jenner, 65, told NBC in the pre-taped interview, which aired on the "Today" program.
Transgender advocacy groups have said inmates who identify as another gender are at greater risk for abuse, including rape and are pressing for stronger protections. While such prisoners are sometimes put in solitary confinement, some jails have begun to open special transgender housing units.
Jenner, a 1976 Olympic decathlon gold medalist who later became known as part of the celebrity Kardashian family, said she remembered very little about the crash but was not speeding.
"All I needed was probably a half a second of time, I almost got stopped but couldn't quite get it stopped," she said.
In the wide-ranging interview, Jenner also laughed off the sale of Halloween costumes featuring her, although they have angered some who have said the outfits insult transgender people.
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Im sure his cell mate would let him be the wife.
I wonder if Laz would hit it.
Cannot possibly imagine why? “IT” is still male, but with breasts! IT will be the most popular thing on the block.
Good. He should be.
Actions have consequences - sometimes unintended, but nevertheless...
Jenner has a penis. They won’t place him with the women. Perhaps solitary would be the best solution.
So now we need a taxpayer funded trans prison?
With a shovel???
HTFU, Brucie.
Bruce kills a woman and this is what troubles him...
Sorry dude(tte). You pays your money, you takes your chances...
Better hurry and have that removeadicktomy.
Ya, that too.
Why would he be scared of a Men’s prison, he’s a MAN..and he still has the package to prove it..remember, he wears a dress and wears his hair long but he didn’t cut off his ding a ling
And now, boys and girls, you understand the rationale for his “transition” and breast implants and dress-up BS.
Jenner is a high level narcissist.
Too bad he she or it cannot do prison time in Nevada with OJ. OJ gets along well with the “girls” in his prison.
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