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A transgender woman held in a male detention center on Rikers Island is suing New York City for $22 million, alleging she was assaulted and harassed.
Ali Miles, also known as Dylan, was held at Rikers Island from June 14, 2022 to July of the same year. She was later transferred to Arizona.
Miles was indicted in June 2022 on numerous charges, including felony-level stalking, false reporting of a crime, and aggravated harassment.
Miles is suing the New York City Department of Corrections, the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, and several individuals, alleging rape, physical assault, and harassment she suffered while in prison.
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The Rikers Island prison complex sits against the backdrop of the Manhattan skyline in New York City. (AP Photo/File)
The lawsuit cites the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) of 2003, which was designed to alleviate and eliminate rape incidents in correctional facilities.
Lawsuit documents filed in August 2023 and obtained by FOX News Digital on Saturday confirm that Miles was born biologically male but identifies as a transgender woman.
“Miles wears women's clothing and exhibits a female gender in every outward appearance,” the complaint states.
According to the complaint, Miles was placed in a male-only residence “despite her objections, court orders, and her requests to live with a woman.” Miles' attorneys also claim the defendants “delayed and denied her access to medical care.”
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New York City Department of Corrections staff at Rikers Island. (James Keivom/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images/File)
”[Miles] “She was raped/sodomized on two separate occasions by the same male inmate, suffered broken ribs as a result of being assaulted by the same male assailant, and had a chemical sprayed in her face resulting in permanent blindness,” the document said. ing. “All of this has caused her painful and long-term harm.
“Defendant's misconduct was a direct result of: [Rikers’] Discrimination and deliberate indifference towards transgender people is widespread. ”
Miles' lawyers also argued that New York authorities “ignored her repeated pleas for help and to protect her from threats and sexual assault.”
Aerial view of Rikers Island. (Photo by Todd Maisel/NY Daily News Archive, Getty Images)
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According to the complaint, the corrections officer told Miles, “We don't do transgender stuff here,” which the complaint alleges is a violation of civil rights law.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the New York City Department of Corrections and the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation for comment.
