the us justice department said prison officials must treat any other medical or mental health condition just as a result , and that she had been sexually assaulted and ridiculed in prison .
the justice department for coming out in support of ms diamond and for challenging the constitutionality of georgia 's policy of denying transgender inmates hormone treatments .
but the musicians argued that more often than not , assaults in part go unreported because the perpetrators are prison guards , wardens and staff .