Nikki Araguz is a post-operative transgender woman being held in the Harris County Jail. She was booked under the male name Justin Purdue, even though her name is legally Nikki Araguz, and she is segregated by her choice from the other prisoners.

The use of an old legally non-existent name that does not reflect her gender is preposterous. It is disrespectful and apparently meant to be intimidating. If Harris County Jail can't use her real name, they need to let her go, instead of engaging in humiliating and dangerous exposure.

The number of transgender women that get sexually abused in such facilities is higher than any other group. By assigning Nikki a cross-gender identification, she is being put at risk.She should restored her full legal name and treated in accordance with her female gender.