U.K. Bans Violent Male Inmates Claiming to Be Trans From Women’s Prisons
Britain’s Justice Secretary declared that all violent male prisoners who claim to be in prison are now being “transgender” From Monday, female prisoners will be exempted from the jurisdiction of women.
Dominic Raab, Justice Secretary said males identify as “transgenderWomen who are incarcerated for violent crimes would not be allowed in women’s jails.
In response to abrupt changes “Isla Bryson,” A biological male who was convicted for two rapes, but was later sent to a women’s jail after claiming that he was transgender.
Justice Secretary said the change would be beneficial. “improve safety for prisoners across England and Wales” It was praised as “common sense.”
“We are very clear that from next week we will introduce new rules which means that any trans offender with their male genitalia intact or who have been convicted of a sexual offense and, adding to that, if they have been convicted of a violent offence, they will not be allowed into the female prison estate,” He spoke to Sky News.
Some transgender male prisoners can still be held in women’s prisons despite the ban. Ministers have the power to approve this. “transgender” males.
Raab maintained that the prison reforms were not made in response the Isla Bryson scandal.
Adam Graham was born Bryson and was convicted for raping two women, even though he was identified as a male. His defense claimed that his transition was sufficient to allow him to be acquitted.
Bryson was initially to be housed in a section of a women’s jail, but it was possible that she could be moved into the main part.
However, after the story became a major news story, the suggestion was eventually rejected by the public who expressed their outrage.
Raab stressed that, despite the backlash from the public, the Conservative (Tory) Party is still very pro-transgenderism.
As The Daily Mail The Ministry of Justice reported that there were 230 transgender inmates in England and Wales from the year ending March 2013. Of those, 187 had a legal male gender and 43 had a female one.
Out of the total, 181 men were held in male prisons while 49 women were kept in female ones. Six trans women were in women’s prisons.
In the past, transgender prisoners were not required to be held according to their preferences. The decision came down to a risk analysis.
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