“Hopefully, she will receive appropriate treatment at Logan, but it is clearly too soon to tell,” Mills said.

As to the status of IDOC’s court-ordered plan to change its policy regarding transgender inmates, Mills said there has been some progress made, but possibly not enough.

“They have submitted a plan,” Mills said. “We did not (think) it was sufficient; however, they admitted it was only the first step. We remain interested to ensure that the full plan is actually implemented.”

When asked, Mills said he wasn’t sure if Hampton was still placed in segregation at her new facility. She had been segregated from the general population at Dixon, which her lawyers previously said was a source of great mental anguish for Hampton, and went against medical directives from some doctors. Hess did not answer a question about whether Hampton was still in segregation.

Mills said he only knew IDOC policy.

“However, under Department guidelines, a new plan should be created shortly after her transfer,” Mills wrote in an email Thursday. “We remain vigilant to ensure that her needs are met.”