Prison officials defend their decision.
An 82-year-old transgender inmate serving three consecutive life sentences at the Topeka Correctional Facility (TCF) has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the Kansas Department of Corrections, demanding to be released into the general population of the women’s prison.
Thomas Preston Lamb, who identifies as Michelle Renee Lamb, committed a series of heinous crimes dating back to the late 1960s, including the kidnapping and murder of Karen Sue Kemmerly, a 24-year-old student at the University of Kansas-Missouri, in December 1969. Lamb abandoned Kemmerly’s naked body in a cornfield, which was discovered five days later, on Dec. 7.
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Following this, Lamb kidnapped 18-year-old Patricia Ann Childs in January 1970, demanding a ransom and subjecting her to sexual assault before her release to her family. Despite his violent history, prison officials “quietly” transferred Lamb to the TCF in 2023 following gender reassignment surgery.
Lamb is now accusing TCF and the Kansas Department of Corrections of discrimination for placing him in restricted housing instead of with the general population of female prisoners. In a handwritten complaint dated September 2023, Lamb argued that his classification as a security risk amounted to a “hate crime” against him.
“This is a grievance against everyone involved in placing me on OSR [other security risk] and HR [housing restriction] status and keeping me on this status for what is now six months,” he wrote. “I request I be placed on general population status immediately, and all information used to place me on this OSR status be removed from my file.”
In another grievance letter submitted during the same month, Lamb claimed that the limitations imposed on him were excessively stringent, leading to heightened anxiety, skin rashes, elevated blood pressure, and a heightened risk of heart attack or stroke. He further indicated that his exclusion from the general women’s population had triggered chronic diarrhea.
“I have had numerous bouts of diarrhea due to my high levels of depression, anxiety, and stress caused by this toxic and restrictive environment. I’m being treated as if I’m public enemy number one here at TCF, being escorted by two officers all the time. I feel miserable and wake up crying at night. I’m denied the most basic need, especially for us females: the need to have close contact and relationships with other females.”
Prison officials defend their decision
Before filing the lawsuit, Lamb allegedly attempted to coerce prison officials into meeting his demands through threatening letters. In these letters, Lamb offered TCF Reentry Coordinator Angela Golightley and the supervisor for his Unit Team Manager Linda Hull-Viera, who had filed the disciplinary report against him, an out-of-court settlement in exchange for the removal of his security risk status, support for parole release and transfer to the general population.
“Come see me so we can come to an agreement, and this can all stop now. It’s up to you,” Lamb wrote to Golightley.
Failure to comply, Lamb warned, would “send the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) a copy of my lawsuit.”
In turn, prison officials cite Lamb’s history as a sex offender and his conduct within the facility, including repeated violations of no-contact orders and sexual harassment of female correctional officers, as reasons for his separation from the female population.
The decision to separate Lamb was made due to concerns about his behavior and security risk classification, which make him a potential threat to other inmates. Despite efforts to integrate him into the general female population, his conduct remained problematic, leading to his continued placement in restrictive housing.
Court records reveal instances of Lamb violating prison rules, including lewd conduct with a female inmate and persistent sexual remarks toward female officers. Despite being provided with hormone therapy and female clothing to address gender dysphoria, his behavior has raised concerns about his interactions with female prisoners.
In response to the lawsuit, Warden David McCabe stressed the accommodations provided to him, including access to medical and mental health practitioners, outdoor time and group interactions. McCabe urged Lamb to engage in positive activities to improve his situation and potentially have his security risk status removed.
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