Shaving her legs was the one thing that made Brewis feel feminine. Shelton, the prison system's medical director, refused to allow it, court records say, because there was no medical need for the shaving. Officers disciplined Brewis when she did shave her legs. Nor could she pluck her eyebrows or shower alone. Guards taunted her. As Brewis recalls, once on her way to see a doctor, a guard yelled out, "Don't hang yourself on the way to medical!"