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Justice Secretary Lammy Faces Backlash Over Transgender Prison Policy

9/26/2025

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Lammy Faces Backlash

David Lammy, the new Justice Secretary, faces criticism over handling transgender inmates at HMP Downview.
Activists and MPs say housing transgender prisoners—five biological males—breaches the Supreme Court's single-sex spaces ruling.
Rebecca Paul, Conservative MP, urges Lammy to remove biological males from women's prisons, citing sex-segregation.
Lammy's past comments on women's rights and gender identity have sparked backlash among constituents.

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Incarcerated Women Rise

The United States ranks second globally in women's incarceration, after El Salvador.
South Dakota leads globally; over half of female inmates are jailed for drugs, with a 66% rise since 2013, prompting a second prison.
New Jersey and New York have rates similar to the United Arab Emirates and Bolivia, highlighting U.S. over-incarceration; incarcerated women face victimization and health issues.

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Lammy Faces Backlash

David Lammy, the new Justice Secretary, faces criticism over handling transgender inmates at HMP Downview.
Activists and MPs say housing transgender prisoners—five biological males—breaches the Supreme Court's single-sex spaces ruling.
Rebecca Paul, Conservative MP, urges Lammy to remove biological males from women's prisons, citing sex-segregation.
Lammy's past comments on women's rights and gender identity have sparked backlash among constituents.

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