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20,000 Sign Petition Amid Reports Female Prisoner Assaulted by Trans Inmate

The trans attacker transitioned after his 2009 murder conviction.
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20,000 Sign Petition Amid Reports Female Prisoner Assaulted by Trans Inmate
Security guards patrol the grounds near rolls of razor wire at the Villawood Immigration Detention Centre in Sydney, Australia, on Sept. 9, 2005. Ian Waldie/Getty Images
Crystal-Rose Jones
Crystal-Rose Jones
2/17/2026|Updated: 2/17/2026
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Over 20,000 people have signed a petition calling for uniform nationwide rules to exclude biological men from women’s prisons.

The Women’s Forum Australia issued the call after reports emerged of a female inmate was allegedly sexually assaulted by a trans prisoner in Victoria in 2022.

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Crystal-Rose Jones
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Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.
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