
The shocking story of Skylar Deleon—a convicted murderer serving life in prison—took a new turn when Deleon received a taxpayer-funded sex change operation under a California policy Vice President Kamala Harris helped implement during her time as the state’s attorney general.
At a glance:
- Skylar Deleon, sentenced to death for the 2004 murders of Thomas and Jackie Hawks, received taxpayer-funded sex change surgery.
- Harris took credit for pushing policies that allowed prisoners to receive gender transition surgeries, including Deleon’s.
- The case has sparked outrage from the victims’ families and critics of taxpayer-funded surgeries for inmates.
Skylar Deleon, convicted of brutally murdering Thomas and Jackie Hawks in 2004, recently underwent sex reassignment surgery thanks to California’s inmate transition care policy, which was supported by then-Attorney General Kamala Harris. Deleon and accomplices killed the couple by binding them to an anchor and throwing them overboard during a scheme to steal their yacht.
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Critics, including the victims’ family members, are outraged that a convicted murderer has been able to receive the surgery on the state’s dime, citing the gruesome nature of Deleon’s crime as reason enough to deny such privileges.
Harris, now the Democratic nominee for president, previously boasted about her role in creating the policy that allowed inmates to access gender transition care, including surgeries. Though Harris has largely stayed silent on the issue during her presidential campaign, she has faced renewed scrutiny over her past support of these policies.
The debate over taxpayer-funded gender transition surgeries for prisoners remains contentious, especially as Harris’s past actions are highlighted in the context of her presidential run. The Trump campaign has already seized on this, running ads in battleground states criticizing her role in facilitating surgeries like Deleon’s.
The families of the Hawks, who were lured out on their yacht and murdered by Deleon, say they feel betrayed by the system that allows the person responsible for their loved ones’ deaths to receive such treatment. “My daughter and son-in-law have no rights. They’re dead, they’re gone,” said Gayle Hawks, the victims’ mother.
The case highlights the ongoing national debate over how far government resources should go in supporting transgender rights, especially in the prison system.