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Scotland moves transgender women prisoners back to the male estate after court ruling
The Scottish Government has withdrawn its allocation policy and will not appeal after a Court of Session judge found the approach unlawful.
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Barristers argue Prison Service acts unlawfully by holding trans women in female jails
A legal Opinion from two barristers says women's prisons must operate on the basis of biological sex, and that current policy on trans women prisoners breaches the law.
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US round-up: drone ‘crow’ charges, pepper-spray damages and trans prisoner policy
Two women face drug charges over an alleged drone delivery to a Louisiana prison, a Missouri jury awards damages to Muslim prisoners, and federal prisons restrict hormone treatment.
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For Women Scotland takes Scottish Government to court over trans prisoner guidance
The campaign group wants guidance on placing trans women in prison overturned, while ministers will argue that a blanket ban on placing them in women’s jails would breach their human rights.