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Background: Incarcerated trans women experience significant victimization, mistreatment, barriers to gender-affirming care, and human rights violations, conferring high risk for trauma, psychological distress, self-harm, and suicide. Across the globe, most carceral settings are segregated by sex assigned at birth and governed by housing policies that restrict gender expression—elevating ‘safety and security’ above the housing preferences of incarcerated people. Aim/methods: Drawing upon the lived experiences of 24 formerly incarcerated trans women in Australia and the United States and employing Elizabeth Freeman’s notion of chrononormativity, Rae Rosenberg’s concept of heteronormative time, and Kadji Amin’s use of queer temporality, this paper explores trans women’s carceral housing preferences and contextual experiences, including how housing preferences challenge governing chrononormative and reformist carceral housing systems. Findings: Participants freely discussed their perspectives regarding housing options which through thematic analysis generated four options for housing: 1) men’s carceral settings; 2) women’s carceral settings; 3) trans- and gay-specific housing blocks; and 4) being housed in protective custody or other settings. There appeared to be a relationship between the number of times the person had been incarcerated, the duration of their incarceration, and where they preferred to be housed. Conclusions: This analysis contributes to richer understandings regarding trans women’s experiences while incarcerated. This paper also informs the complexities and nuances surrounding housing preferences from the perspectives of trans women themselves and considers possible opportunities to enhance human rights, health and wellbeing when engaging in transformative approaches to incarceration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background and aims Electronic tracking systems (ETS) are used extensively in pharmacies across the United States and Australia to control suspicious sales of pseudoephedrine. This study measures the impact of one ETS-Project STOP-on the capacity of police to reduce production, supply and possession of methamphetamine. Design Using official police data of incidents of production, supply and possession from January 1996 to December 2011 ( n = 192 data points/months over 16 years), we used a quasi-experimental, time-series approach. Setting The State of Queensland, Australia. Participants No individual participants are included in the study. The unit of analysis is reported police incidents. Measurements The study examines the impact of the ETS on production ( n = 5938 incidents), drug supply and trafficking ( n = 20 094 incidents) and drug possession or use ( n = 118 926) of methamphetamine. Findings Introduction of the ETS in November 2005 was associated with an insignificant decrease ( P = 0.15) in the production of methamphetamine. The intervention was associated with a statistically significant increase in supply incidents ( P = 0.0001). There was no statistically significant effect on the incidence of possession ( P = 0.59). Conclusions Electronic tracking systems can reduce the capacity of people to produce methamphetamine domestically, but seem unlikely to affect other aspects of the methamphetamine problem such as possession, distribution and importation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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