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Taxpayers Ordered to Fund a Killer’s Surgery
Judge Young issued his ruling on March 5, stating that IDOC must take “all reasonable actions” to ensure Richardson receives the surgery.
“Ms. Cordellioné seeks to extend the injunction for the second time. For the reasons that follow, her motion to renew or extend preliminary injunction… is granted,” Young wrote.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita blasted the decision, calling it a “slap in the face” to taxpayers and victims of violent crime.
“Convicted murderers don’t get to demand that taxpayers foot the bill for expensive and controversial sex-change operations,” Rokita said. “It lacks all common sense. We won’t stop defending our state’s ban on using taxpayer funds to provide sex-change surgeries to prisoners.”
Psychologist Warned Against Surgery
Richardson, who only began identifying as a woman in 2020—almost two decades after being convicted of killing an infant—was evaluated by forensic psychologist Dr. Kelsey Beers.
Dr. Beers determined that Richardson was not a legitimate candidate for sex reassignment surgery, concluding that the convicted murderer suffers from antisocial personality disorder and borderline personality disorder rather than gender dysphoria.
She further noted that Richardson exhibits a “pattern of attention-seeking behavior.”
Despite this expert evaluation, Judge Young dismissed Beers’ report, stating, “In summary, the court finds that Dr. Beers’ report does not present a significant factual development that would cause it to reconsider its grant of injunctive relief as to Ms. Cordellioné’s Eighth Amendment claim.”
State Law Overridden
Indiana law explicitly prohibits taxpayer funds from being used to cover sex change surgeries for prisoners, but the judge’s ruling effectively overrides the state’s authority.
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This case is expected to set a dangerous precedent, forcing taxpayers to fund elective and controversial medical procedures for violent criminals, even when experts warn against it.
The ruling has sparked outrage from conservative lawmakers, legal experts, and victims’ rights advocates who argue that violent felons should not have access to luxury medical procedures while serving time for their crimes.
With Indiana officials vowing to fight back, the legal battle over whether convicted killers can demand taxpayer-funded sex changes is far from over.
