A transgender woman has settled a discrimination case against NSW corrective services and police after she was held in a men’s prison for weeks and says she(sic) was denied sufficient access to hormone therapy.
Melissa Yarnold reached a confidential settlement with state government agencies after a lengthy battle in the Australian Human Rights Commission over her(sic) time in custody in 2020, which she(sic) described as “hell on Earth”.
She (sic) was arrested and charged by NSW Police in 2020 following a family dispute, when she (sic) said she repeatedly asked the officers to use her correct pronouns and legal name.
According to documents seen by ABC News, Ms Yarnold was entered into the court system under her(sic) former name.
She (sic) said she was initially held in isolation at a women’s prison before being transferred to a men’s prison, where she (sic) spent more than five weeks awaiting trial.
She (sic) was ultimately released with no conviction, subject to a mental health plan.