'Highly unlikely' violent transgender inmates will be housed in Scottish women's jails, says prison boss

Thursday, 11 January 2024
Transgender prison policy makes it "highly, highly unlikely" an inmate with a history of violence against women would be placed in the female estate, the boss of the Scottish Prison Service has said.

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