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5 months agoTrans women with record of hurting women to be sent to male prisons
The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has updated its policy to state that trans women with a history of harming or threatening women will be held in male prison facilities, with exceptions only in exceptional circumstances.
This policy update comes after the conviction of trans woman Isla Bryson, who was initially placed in a female prison facility but later moved to an all-male prison due to public outcry. [ more ]