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Giselle Shortridge

By Rikers Public Memory Project Archive
Photo of Giselle Shortridge Photo of Giselle Shortridge taken on the day of her interview with the Rikers Public Memory Project. Date: 7/28/20

Giselle Shortridge grew up in Queens, New York. As a transgender woman, she was housed with men during her first term at Rikers in 2017. She arrived at Rikers for her second term in mid-2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. For this term, she was housed with women. Shortridge avoided the virus by staying in her cell for long stretches of time. She describes how the jail gave her a toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, and one roll of toilet paper, but few other hygiene products. She was bailed out by a transgender bail fund. (Summary written by: Annie Anderson)

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Tamika Graham

Date

7/28/20

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“Giselle Shortridge,” Rikers Public Memory Project Archive, accessed October 17, 2026, http://archive.rikersmemoryproject.org/items/show/211.