Transgender Woman Sues After Being Forced To Share Cell With 3 Men And Almost Being Beat To Death

A transgender woman was forced to share a jail cell with three men, one of whom “viciously” assaulted her while she was asleep, according to a lawsuit against San Diego County and its sheriff’s department.

Kristina Frost initially arrived at San Diego Central Jail on November 25, 2020, she was placed by herself in a holding cell. Then later that day, the deputies moved Frost to a “minimally monitored” cell with three men, the lawsuit said.

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The move was “against her wishes,” and Frost was “confused” as to why she was being transferred, given that her DMV records and driver’s license both said she was a woman.

Frost also said that at the time of her booking, she had been wearing “feminine” clothes – high-cut shorts and a bra – the filing said.

She also expressed that deputies there repeatedly misgendered Frost both in person and on official documents, the lawsuit said.

According to the claim, Frost was “viciously” ambushed by one of the men in the cell after she had fallen asleep on the night of November 25. She received “closed-fist punches” to the face, which resulted in her jaw being fractured in two places, the lawsuit stated. 

Frost had to receive two surgeries for her broken jaw and is now instructed to wear dentures, the lawsuit said.

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In the suit, Frost explained that some deputies saw the attack and that none of them “immediately intervened.” The man was “eventually” removed from the cell. 

NBC News announced that out of 4,890 transgender state prisoners traced in 45 states and Washington, DC, it was able to confirm just 15 cases in which an individual was housed according to their lived gender.