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Trans people face horrifying rates of incarceration and mistreatment in prisons and jails around the country. This latest crackdown also combines with escalating authoritarianism.

The Prairieland defendants are political prisoners.

Article edited by @madycast.com and @davidforbes.bsky.social
Ari Shaw, senior fellow and director of international programs at the Williams Institute, agrees. With his research primarily specializing in Hungarian authoritarianism, he told Trans News Network that “attacks on LGBTQ people can be an early indicator of a more fundamental erosion of democratic norms and institutions.” When asked about the Prairieland case, he drew a comparison to his prior work. “We certainly see in our research cases where LGBTQ and trans people in particular are scapegoated within the context of rising authoritarianism,” Shaw said. “In many cases we see public officials weaponizing homophobia and transphobia for political purposes, whether to mobilize voters or to distract from domestic, social, or economic crises.”
January 13, 2026 at 12:21 AM