Advocate, Activist, Former Federal Prisoner, Survivor of Fentanyl Addiction, Founding Member of caWsbar, Board of Directors for Strength in SISterhood.
As a formerly federally incarcerated woman who served time at Grand Valley Institution for Women in Kitchener, Ontario, I am seeking individuals who have experience in women's prisons, either as prisoners or staff, to share their insights regarding the transfer of males who
True story.
I got lucky.
The last time I saw him, he confronted me outside a building and tried to get me to leave and have coffee with him. I didn't know then, but he had two dead bodies in his basement.
There were 458 dangerous offenders as of April 2011 in Canada.
Guess how many of those were female?!
Hint: under 5
I know of 5 dangerous offenders off the top of my head who identify as women right now.
"A 68-year-old biological male that identifies as a woman who is serving a life sentence for murdering a woman and then raping her corpse has been approved for transfer to a women’s prison in Ontario, Canada."
#KeepPrisonsSingleSex
@jk_rowling
@NicolaSturgeon
We have Self-ID in 🇨🇦 they started transferring males when I was still in. There have been sexual assaults, physical assaults, pregnancies, abortions, and HIV passed on. One of the males beat up the woman he impregnated and she miscarried his baby. Incarcerated women are silenced
Five years ago yesterday, I got raided and arrested.
Three years ago today, I moved out of the halfway house.
Tomorrow I will have five years clean from Fentanyl.
#WeDoRecover
So I knew trans prisoners in women's prisons was a problem, but I didn't realize how many women were directly impacted as a result.
In the last two days, I've been contacted by 20 women across Canada.
They are thanking me for asking them questions.
No one else bothered.
😭
Faced with a very harsh prison sentence, sex offender Jody Matthew Burke, who forced his ex-wife to have sex with a knife to her throat, demands to be considered a woman in order to obtain a sentence more lenient.
#KeepPrisonsSingleSex
#SexNotGender
Female guard developed a mental stress injury of PTSD, resulting from being assigned to a mental health watch, in which she was responsible for monitoring a trans identified male inmate while he went to the bathroom and masturbated.
Three years ago today, I walked out of the gates of Grand Valley Institution for Women.
I never thought in a million years I would be where I am today. Thank you to everyone who has taken part in my journey. ❤
My favourite Narcotics Anonymous meeting is the women's meeting. We share, we cry, we hug, and we heal. The women talk about how they wouldn't be able to talk about these things if men were in the room. Women-only services are essential for women and girls in recovery.
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I just spent 1 hour speaking w a woman who was recently released from Grand Valley. I don't know who she is, but she knew I was the person she was supposed to contact about the trans issue in prison
She verified everything I have been saying. 1
@MacyGraysLife
Thanks, and welcome to the club.
The abuse, harassment and threats will not stop. I've been dealing with it for 3 years now because I chose to speak out about fully intact male criminals transferring into women's prisons and sexually assaulting the women prisoners.
@StephenKing
Have you been in a women's prison, Stephen? Are you celled up with violent men and rapists as a victimized woman? I've been to prison & I can tell you predators take advantage of opportunities to get close to their victim pool. It's actually common sense, really.
So 50% of the transfer requests in Canada are from sex offenders. The stats from the USA and the UK show the same thing.
Are men pretending to be trans, or are trans women disproportionately sex offenders?
Which one is it?
From a recent public records request:
Incarcerated males identifying as "trans" are significantly disproportionately likely to be in for "sex offenses."
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Who are we protecting?
Women & Children or sexual predators??
Who is willing to join forces and put an end to this shit?
Ask yourselves are you going to stay complicit in this or help me fight it?
I'm a bigot, transphobe, racist, misogynist, right-wing conservative, extremist and a conspiracy theorist.
Did I forget anything?
Call me what you want; males aren't females, and I still don't trust the government.
It blows my mind how many people don't know that federally sentenced women can have their children under four live with them full time.
By advocating for Self-ID in women's prisons, you are not only putting women at risk but their children as well.
So the women in Grand Valley built a snowman with a dick and boobs, and they told the guards it’s just like the guys they are letting in there.
I laughed so hard 🤣
This is a photo of the old Chatham jail, which is very similar to the Sarnia jail, where I spent a lot of time. We didn't have a window in our cell or a ladder, like in this picture. Three of us women would live in this size of a cage together. One on the top bunk, one on the
We have held 18 protests across Canada so far and we have another protest coming up next month in Toronto.
If you would like to donate for the upcoming protest you can do so at the following link.
Thank you for all your support.
#KeepPrisonsSingleSex
Jatin Patel killed a trans prostitute & then sexually assaulted a 13 y/o girl. The courts deemed this man a dangerous offender.
Now fast forward
A woman is asking that her dangerous offender status and indeterminate sentence be removed from her.
Some of you already know but a lot of you don't.
My son's father hanged himself in the Sarnia jail.
He is on life support until they can donate his organs.
Tomorrow I have to tell my 8.5 year old son his father is dead.
I'm fucking heart broken 💔😭
For everyone that wouldn't believe me without proof. Here is Steve Mehlenbacher's parole decision and look he's being criminally charged for sexual assault and criminal harrassment against a female prisoner.
There's your proof, but let me guess no media wants to cover it?
Serious question here👇
What happens when a MALE guard identifies as a WOMAN? Do we get to refuse that person from strip searching us?
Or are we labeled transphobic & told we are inciting hatred for recognizing biological reality?
I'm going to go with the latter here.
I have been receiving a ridiculous amount of phone calls from women in Grand Valley Prison for Women in Kitchener, Ontario regarding Angela Valentino who was transferred there after they released Steve Mehlenbacher on bail for a sexual assault charge.
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I hear this often, and I can only shake my head. Your home bathrooms are not public bathrooms. I doubt strangers are walking in your front door to use your bathroom.
According to his parole document he has had a number of incidents in prison related to inappropriate sexual behaviour with others.
But by all means, let's transfer him to a women's prison.🤦♀️
A woman is ANYONE who identifies as one. There is no objective test. There are no hormones or surgery required. Organizations are demanding that the exemption clause (overriding health and safety concerns) be removed so that ALL males can transfer to a women's prison if they want
Once again, Heather Mason’s assertions about males in women’s prisons have been confirmed. Nonetheless, Mason has noted that numerous individuals continue to maintain that she (and anyone else reporting males assaulting female prisoners) is lying.
Can we please make a thread about pedophiles. How they are trying to get recognized as MAPS, trying to get into pride, fetishes with children, child drag, drag hour, any sexualizing of minors.
Please share whatever you have.
Thank you.
I'm supposed to have a phone call with a woman in prison this week. She has Steve Mehlenbacher on sexual assault charges.
I've been talking to her elderly mother and let me tell ya those conversations have been heartbreaking listening to her tell me what he did to her daughter.
A woman I know attended Shane Green's court session via Zoom on November 17th. His next court appearance is scheduled for December 19th at 9:30 am on Zoom.
He said the following. (See the following tweets)
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GoFundMe took down my fundraiser.
I will be putting up another one.
You can also use Paypal or Etransfer if you want.
Thank you to everyone who donated. A few of you will be getting your money back. Luckily I withdrew the money already, knowing this would happen.
We all know about Donald Brown aka Dawna who was charged with 2 manslaughter charges and handed a dangerous offender status.
Currently at Grand Valley and I'm being told Dawna may have a female pregnant. Dawna did have a gf for a while. 🤔
There are a lot of physical altercations on compound between women & tw.
The women are reported as saying "we are literally fighting men we have to resort to using weapons so we don't get hurt. They are talking about putting soup cans in socks." 2
@goinglikeelsie
Also, Trans prisoners are more likely to be in prison for an indeterminate sentence, and for violent offences. A much higher proportion are in for homicide-related offences.
Basically, trans prisoners are more likely to be the most dangerous ones.
#KeepPrisonsSingleSex
@CBCNews
I am going to continue protesting about women's prisons. You have been made aware of the situation. At this point you are complicit in the harm caused to those women cuz u r shutting down debate & recommendations.
42% of our prison pop are Indigenous women—shame on you.
Thomas Straub - is unable to abstain from violent conduct.
a risk for sexual offending in the future. Has numerous convictions for offences targeting women.
Has the dangerous offender status and is apparently identifying as a woman now.
How many women have broken up with a guy and ended up with a stalker?
I hate hiding in my friend's kitchen when he randomly shows up here when I am in town
I've had him blocked on everything for the last three months cuz he needs serious help
I hope tonight was the last time
@MargaretAtwood
Here is the brief I submitted to the Standing Committee on Public Safety & National Security 🇨🇦 regarding women's prisons.
There have been sexual assaults & harassment. Women have been taken out for abortions.
No one will discuss it.
GVI got 3 max transfers today. Instead of clearing the hallway and making the women stand outside the door until they got to the max unit, they locked down the prison so the women couldn't see who got transferred. Could it be Yostin Murillo that they didn't want them to see?
She told me about Angela throwing a big rock at a woman's head. The women are looking over their shoulders, carrying and making weapons.
Weapons are huge in men's prisons. We don't make weapons, and we usually only do catty bullshit.
This is crazy that this is going on. 5
@jk_rowling
@NicolaSturgeon
Corrections have an overriding health and safety exemption clause to prevent some transfers like the 50% of transfer requests from sex offenders. Advocates in Canada are calling for the clause to be removed & for transfers to happen without exception.
We are protesting at all six Women's prisons in September. Let me know if you would like to take part in a protest near you.
Here is a list of the locations:
Fraser Valley Institution for Women in Abbotsford, BC.
Edmonton Institution for Women in Edmonton, AB.
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I am actually really proud of myself. I got 100% on my Contract assignment and 100% on my Intro to Canadian Law test. All my marks are in the 90%, and I am up at 1:30 am marking a peers Legal Memorandum for her for fun 🎢
Who would like to join us for a protest on Saturday, September 23rd in Windsor, Ontario to protect women's spaces?
Windsor is where a man identified as a woman to gain access to a women's shelter and sexually assaulted a woman while there.
More reports of staying inside their houses so they don't have to deal with the chaos on compound.
Lots of drama and fighting between the women because of relationships with TW.
Sexual assaults & women scared of being labelled a rat or getting beat up. 3
Of course there is the infamous Mathew Harks aka Madilyn.
Prolific serial pedophile. Likes little girls. Has numerous victims in female prisons and half way houses.
Is suspected of having upwards of 60 victims, with around 200 offences tacked on.
Sixty women so far have reached out for the prison survey!
I need women from Quebec still, so I have all six women's prisons.
The survey has been translated into French for them.
I received Michel Reeves parole document. He is a two-time murderer who was recently denied parole and has applied to transfer to the women's prison. He killed an inmate and then participated in group masturbation around the victim's body.
#KeepPrisonsSingleSex
I wonder if anyone is going to bother looking into the sexual assaults caused by trans-identified males in women's prisons or if we are just going to pretend the only problem is staff on inmate sexual violence?
You can keep pretending, but I won't let it slide!
I know not technically a dangerous offender but a SUPERMAX prisoner.
Murderer who evaded the police for 13 years and made 2 serious escape attempts in a male prison. Has armed guards to escort them.
This man identified as a woman and stayed at the women's shelter in Windsor, Ontario where he climbed into a woman's bed and sexually assaulted her.
#Windsor
#Ontario
#Canada
#SexNotGender
Patrick Pearsall aka Tara
is a pathological liar, a repeat sexual offender, an internet predator of underage girls, and diagnosed with factitious disorder.
he self-identified as female — and was promptly moved to the Milton-Vanier Centre for Women
I just got another friend request and a message from a woman who just got out of Grand Valley Prison for Women.
This is the 3rd woman to contact me from GVI in the last two weeks.
Angela Valentino born Wayne Bruce
Stovka, incarcerated in Grand Valley Prison for Women, threatened me. AV is out in 4 months & I have that amount of time to remove what I've said online or AV will sue me. AV has more money & friends than me & I will regret it apparently.
I had a conversation with an ex-guard who used to lock me up. 🤦♀️🤣
She says they were forced to strip males who identified as women even when they had erections.
How many women are stripping these males against their will for fear of losing their jobs?
Steve and Mangela (cross Canada nickname by the women inside with Angela) were shooting up women with Fentanyl. Some of these women had never used needles before.
She says she is scared cuz her friend is only 5'2 & 1 of the tw r after her cuz she stuck up for another woman 4
Steve Mehlenbacher aka Sam
Did 2 decades in Male prisons.
Is out & doesn't identify as trans.
Issues out west & issues at GVI with a sexual assault charge. A few police reports.
Toronto released a media report with him listed as a dangerous offender.