Where Will CeCe McDonald Serve Her Time?

When I first heard that Crishaun “CeCe” McDonald—the 24-year-old black transwoman prosecuted for surviving a white supremacist and transphobic assault—would be housed as a man at the Minnesota state prison at St. Cloud, I felt panicked and pissed. “The message that CeCe’s been really clear about is that there is really no safe place for her within the Department of  Corrections,” says Burgess. “The wording around whether or not transfolks should have some say in where they’re placed is weak. We may be able to use PREA rules to give individuals more voice in the process, but it’s too early to tell.”