WATCH: Trans Woman Ashley Diamond Reaches Settlement with Georgia Department of Corrections | Advocate.com

The black trans woman who was denied medically necessary care and allegedly subjected to repeated sexual assaults while incarcerated with men has reached a settlement in her lawsuit against the Georgia Department of Corrections.

The Southern Poverty Law Center, which has been representing 37-year-old Ashley Diamond in her federal lawsuit filed in February of last year, announced the historic settlement (for an undisclosed amount) in Diamond's favor today.

“We’re pleased that we were able to favorably resolve this case on behalf of Ashley Diamond and bring international attention to the plight of transgender prisoners,” said Chinyere Ezie, Diamond's attorney, in a statement today. “Our lawsuit and Ashley Diamond’s bravery brought about important changes in Georgia and have put prison officials across the country on notice about the constitutional rights of transgender persons.”

Diamond, a trans woman of color, was denied medically necessary treatment and forced into solitary confinement, and she alleges that she was repeatedly sexually assaulted by other prisoners in all-male Georgia state prisons while she was incarcerated for three years for a nonviolent burglary and theft conviction. She was released from Augusta State Medical Prison last August and received judicial approval to pursue her lawsuit alleging anti-trans discrimination just two weeks later.

WATCH: Trans Woman Ashley Diamond Reaches Settlement with Georgia Department of Corrections | Advocate.com