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This bill, the Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act, prohibits discrimination against transgender, nonbinary, and intersex inmates in correctional facilities in Maryland. It requires facilities to ask inmates their gender identity, pronouns, and whether they identify as transgender, nonbinary, or intersex during intake. Inmates cannot be disciplined for refusing to disclose this information. Facilities must use the inmate's preferred gender pronouns and address the inmate consistent with their gender identity. Inmates must be housed based on their preference, with exceptions only for specific and articulable management or security concerns. The bill also outlines search procedures and requirements for denying an inmate's housing or search preference.

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https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0550?ys=2022RS