SACRAMENTO — A 57-year-old convicted killer serving a life sentence in California is the first inmate in the United States to receive state-financed sex-reassignment surgery, the prisoner’s lawyers said.
The daughter of Ms. Quine’s victim said she objected to inmates getting taxpayer-financed surgery that is not readily available to noncriminals, regardless of the cost.
“My dad begged for his life,” said Farida Baig, who tried unsuccessfully to block Ms. Quine’s surgery through the courts. “It just made me dizzy and sick. I’m helping pay for his surgery; I live in California. It’s kind of like a slap in the face.”
