The U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is expediting “gender confirmation operations” for a transgender former neo-Nazi bank robber after an inmate filed a lawsuit against a federal agency alleging it denied previous requests for surgery. “In the light of steps [BOP has] aimed at conducting operations against the plaintiff, the parties believe that there is a possibility that all claims in this case can be settled without the need for further litigation, ”the joint status report of June 17 said. “Plaintiffs agree that the government’s actions appear to show that the operation is proceeding as planned and will not be...