Trans inmates “with male genitalia” to be banned from women’s prisons
The UK government has announced that it will no longer place trans women “with male genitalia” in women’s prisons “unless there are exceptional circumstances”. The reforms will also prevent trans women who have been convicted of a sexual offence being placed in said facilities. “This will create a strong presumption, but allow for exemptions to be considered by Ministers on a case-by-case basis – though only the most truly exceptional cases will be considered,” the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) wrote in a statement on 25 January. “We will be publishing…
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