July–August Edmonton Sheldon (later […]

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1979-07 – 1979-08

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July–August Edmonton Sheldon (later Shelley) Ball, serving a life sentence for murder at the Edmonton Institution, is believed to be the first Canadian to have undergone gender reassignment surgery while in custody, and to have served time in both male and female prisons. Ball had served three years in maximum security institutions for men before transitioning to Shelley Ball and being transferred in 1980 to the Kingston Prison for Women. Ball's operation was paid for by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP).

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Prison for Women (Kingston)Edmonton Institution Edmonton

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Sheldon (later Shelley) Ball

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Jane Taber, "Prison Transsexuals Get Help," Ottawa Citizen, 3 November 1981, pp. 1, 16."Prison Brass OKs Sex Change Surgery," Body Politic, no. 56 (1979), p. 11

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Prison for Women (Kingston)

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