Quebec Jails to House Transgender Inmates By Anatomical Sex

Quebec Public Security Minister Francois Bonnardel tables legislation on forest fires, at the legislature in Quebec City, on Jan. 31, 2024. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot

Transgender inmates in Quebec will now be placed in provincial detention centres according to their anatomical sex, the province has announced.

Transgender individuals in the past had the option to request placement in the detention facility of their preference and could be segregated from the general population for security purposes.