New Policy Will See Trans Prisoners in Scotland Initially Housed According to Birth Sex

New Policy Will See Trans Prisoners in Scotland Initially Housed According to Birth Sex
Isla Bryson, 31, formerly known as Adam Graham, from Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, arrives at the High Court in Glasgow, on Jan. 23, 2023. PA Media
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All transgender prisoners will go into an assessment in a prison service facility that matches the sex of their birth, according to Scotland’s Justice Secretary.

In Scotland under the initial plans, newly convicted prisoners were categorised under the gender they identified as rather than their sex at birth.

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