A transgender inmate denied move to women's prison

LILLINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A transgender woman convicted of insurance fraud is serving time at a men's prison in North Carolina despite her repeated requests to transfer to women's housing.The News and Observer reports 37-year-old Kanautica Zayre-Brown is believed to be the state's only post-operative transgender prisoner. But the state recognizes her as a man and by her birth name, which was legally changed.Imprisoned as a habitual felon in 2017, Zayre-Brown is serving up to 9 years and 11 m