A 2021 California law aimed to reduce the violence and degradation experienced by trans prisoners, but reporter Lee Romney found that trans women transferred to a women’s state prison in Chowchilla have suffered new forms of trauma.
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Lee Romney is an independent journalist and an audio producer based in Oakland. She spent 23 years as a reporter for the Los Angeles Times, developing an expertise in mental health, immigration, criminal justice reform, and Native American tribal lands. She took a buyout in late 2015 to freelance in-depth projects close to her heart and learn audio storytelling. Lee is now an independent journalist based in Oakland, producing in-depth sound-rich features. Her print work has appeared in The Guardian, EdSource and Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting. Her award-winning radio pieces have aired on Radiolab, KQED's The California Report Magazine, Making Conatact and NPR's Here & Now.
