Trans women who hurt females to go to male prisons
New guidance in Scotland will see trans women who have hurt or threatened women or girls go to men’s prisons unless there are “exceptional” circumstances.
The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) policy follows a public outcry after a rapist was sent to a women’s prison.
Isla Bryson raped two women while known as a man called Adam Graham.
The latest figures show there were 23 trans prisoners in Scotland from January to March this year.
They included 19 trans women, seven of whom were in a women’s prison, and four trans men – one of whom was in a male prison.