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Alarm Raised Over Prison Safety After Claims of Assault by Trans Inmate

A leading Australian women’s rights group says the South Australian government has failed to act more than a month after a woman claimed to have been assaulted.
Alarm Raised Over Prison Safety After Claims of Assault by Trans Inmate
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Crystal-Rose Jones
Crystal-Rose Jones
11/13/2025|Updated: 11/13/2025
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A prominent women’s rights group has accused the South Australian government of failing to protect women in custody, amid what it says amounts to inaction after a former female prisoner claimed she was sexually assaulted by her male-to-female transgender cellmate.

Women’s Forum Australia CEO Rachael Wong addressed media in Adelaide, saying the group’s correspondence to both Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and South Australian Mayor Peter Malinauskas had been met with “idleness” exactly one month after the group demanded change.

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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