Female inmate sues Washington state after alleged attack by male-born prisoner in women's facility

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A female inmate in Washington state is suing corrections officials after she says she was brutally attacked by a male-born prisoner housed in a women’s facility under the state’s gender-identity housing policy.Faith Booher-Smith, who is incarcerated at the Washington Corrections Center for Women, alleges in a federal lawsuit that she was "violently attacked" by inmate Christopher Williams, a convicted sex offender who had been transferred to the prison after identifying as female.According to the complaint, the August 2025 assault happened in a common area when Williams allegedly approached Booher-Smith from behind, struck her in the face, grabbed her hair and threw her to the ground before "kicking her repeatedly."She suffered visible injuries, including facial bruising, swelling and a laceration inside her mouth, the filing states.MY CLIENT WAS LOCKED IN A CAGE, VICTIMIZED BY A BIOLOGICAL MALE AT A WOMEN'S PRISON. WHAT ABOUT HER RIGHTS? A handcuffed man stands behind prison bars. (Getty Images)The lawsuit, backed by the Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism (FAIR) and supported by the America First Policy Institute, argues the attack was the predictable result of a policy that allows inmates to be housed based on gender identity rather