A Trans Woman's Account of the Shower Crisis and Rising Abuse: Inside Bedford Hills

I'm Sara Kielly, a 35-year-old trans woman in my fifth year here at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, New York's only maximum-security prison for women. I've seen a lot in these walls, but nothing like what's unfolded since August 2025, when Michael Blot arrived as the new Deputy Superintendent of Security. What started as "additional structure" has …