Marcum v. Crews

After initially refusing to provide her with care, the Department of Corrections eventually acknowledged Ms. Marcum’s diagnosis in 2016 and recognized the medical necessity of prescribing Hormone Therapy for her condition. She now brings the suit on behalf of herself and a class of current and future individuals in the Kentucky Department of Corrections’ custody because she, and sixty-six other current prisoners are being, or will soon be denied access to that gender affirming care as a result of Senate Bill 2, which passed the General Assembly in 2025.