article_snippet.sent: a February lawsuit from the Southern Poverty Law Center filed against Georgia Department of Corrections officials on behalf of Ashley Diamond
article_snippet.sent: Diamond says Diamond has been subject to ridicule and even sexual assault while behind bars .
article_snippet.sent: Diamond has also been subject to ridicule by inmates and prison staff and has been sexually assaulted by inmates because Diamond hasn't been offered safe accommodation, the Southern Poverty Law Center lawsuit says.
highlights_snippet.sent: Southern Poverty Law Center in February filed sued Georgia Department of Corrections on behalf of Ashley Diamond, a transgender woman .
  