For anyone wondering why this unit existed:

>Nationwide, trans women are usually incarcerated with cis men and are many times more likely to be sexually assaulted than other people behind bars.

When someone is put in Rikers awaiting trial, they are wards of the City. The City is responsible for keeping everyone in Rikers safe and alive. We are liable for lawsuits when we don't do that. Willingly putting trans women in all male units where they are almost certain to be physically and sexually abused is negligent and bordering criminal. There's no harm in segregating trans women into small units. Eric Adams' refusal to give a shit is fully in line with his habit of placing anti-LGBTQ+ Evangelical preachers into high paying appointed positions.