I might not be understanding something, but if she's being placed in solitary, I'm not really sure what difference it makes what type of facility she's put into. My understanding is that you don't get to interact with anybody in solitary, regardless of gender. I can't imagine there's too many gender-specific accommodations that are made in these situations.

She was put into solitary because she refused to be transferred.

Ahh, gotcha. I see now, I originally thought she was being put straight into solitary from the start. That definitely changes things then.

This is one of those tough stories that really challenges your morals. Part of me wants to take her side, because no woman should be forced into a men's prison, trans or not. But then there's another part of me which feels a bit indifferent to the suffering of a murderer. Part of me thinks "just put her in solitary back in the women's prison", but then another part of me thinks "actually we shouldn't have solitary confinement in any prisons in the first place". It's just an awful situation from every angle.

She was raping another prisoner. That’s why she being moved. There is no consensual sex in prison.

Solitary confinement is needed in some situations. This isn’t one of them. It is overused but should never be used as a punishment. It should be used to keep people safe.

It’s a blurb of an article and I don’t know the backstory to know what the right answer is.

To me it doesn’t matter if she murdered someone or not. The prison system is supposed to be dispassionate about the crime.

There is no consensual sex in prison.

Lolwut? Inmates can consent with each other. Not everything in prison is a scene from Oz.

It’s in the article. It isn’t allowed.