Transgender Inmate Wins $150,000 Default Judgment in Assault Case Against Corrections Officer

A transgender individual, Haleem Gilliland, has been awarded a $150,000 default judgment following an alleged assault by a corrections officer. This legal outcome comes as a result of Gilliland’s decision not to request punitive damages initially but to introduce such a claim at the stage of the default judgment. For more details about the proceedings and implications of this case, refer to the source article.