On Friday 2 July, the High Court declared that the MOJ's transgender prison policy to house … [Read more...] about Transgender prison policy: judicial review ruling confirms trans rights do conflict with women’s rights
Prisons
Prisons timeline: how did we get here?
Dec 2015 UK government announces a review of the care and management of transgender … [Read more...] about Prisons timeline: how did we get here?
Prison bosses put transgender sex offenders into female prisons because they need “association with other women”
In July 2019 a specialist unit was opened on the Downview women's prison estate to house high-risk … [Read more...] about Prison bosses put transgender sex offenders into female prisons because they need “association with other women”
Transgender women exhibit a male-type pattern of criminality: Implications for legislators and policy makers.
In 2018 the MOJ released statistics showing half of the people in prison who declare themselves … [Read more...] about Transgender women exhibit a male-type pattern of criminality: Implications for legislators and policy makers.
Why is a female prisoner suing the UK government over its policy on transgender prisoners?
A female prisoner has been granted a Judicial Review of transgender prisoner policy. She is bringing … [Read more...] about Why is a female prisoner suing the UK government over its policy on transgender prisoners?
We asked female prisoners what they thought about sharing with male sex offenders. Why didn’t the MOJ?
Most women in UK jails are not there for violent crime, yet they find themselves locked up with male … [Read more...] about We asked female prisoners what they thought about sharing with male sex offenders. Why didn’t the MOJ?