Black Trans Woman Ashley Diamond Allegedly Assaulted in Ga. Prison Again

Ashley Diamond, the black trans woman who filed a federal lawsuit against the Georgia Department of Corrections in February for allegedly subjecting her to "cruel and unusual punishment," has reportedly been sexually assaulted once more in prison, according to Macon, Ga.'s Telegraph.

Diamond's lawsuit, filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center, alleges that Georgia prison officials have repeatedly violated her Eighth Amendment rights, allegedly failing to protect her from repeated raptes by other inmates, and refusing to grant her access to her medically necessary hormone treatments.