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Scottish Review Questions Transgender Inmates in Women's Prisons

2/3/2026

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In Scotland, a judicial review examines a policy allowing some transgender inmates in female prisons.
For Women Scotland argues the policy contradicts a Supreme Court ruling defining women by biological sex.
Aidan O’Neill KC criticized the government for prioritizing politics over women's rights by placing biological men convicted of serious crimes with vulnerable female prisoners.
Anas Sarwar, leader of Scottish Labour, vowed to ban transgender prisoners from women's jails.

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In Scotland, a judicial review examines a policy allowing some transgender inmates in female prisons.
For Women Scotland argues the policy contradicts a Supreme Court ruling defining women by biological sex.
Aidan O’Neill KC criticized the government for prioritizing politics over women's rights by placing biological men convicted of serious crimes with vulnerable female prisoners.
Anas Sarwar, leader of Scottish Labour, vowed to ban transgender prisoners from women's jails.