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The family of Layleen Polanco, a trans-Afro-Latina who died while in solitary confinement at Rikers Island jail last…
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A year after trans Afro-Latina Layleen Xtravaganza Polanco died while imprisoned in solitary confinement at Rikers…
Jun 25
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Layleen Xtravaganza Cubilette-Polanco should not have been in solitary confinement at Rikers Island.
Jun 10 2019
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A 27-year-old black trans woman, Layleen Polanco, also known as Layleen Xtravaganza, was found dead in her jail cell…