Blanket rule on trans women in men’s prisons would deny their identity, says Scottish government

2026-02-05 - 17:15

SNP’s lawyer argues the ‘mental health and rehabilitation’ of prisoners is more important than their biological sex A blanket rule to house transgender women in men’s prisons, even when they pose no risk to others, would be a “fundamental denial” of their identity, the Scottish government has argued. Placing a trans inmate in a prison that does not align with their lived gender runs counter to the aims of rehabilitation, Gerry Moynihan KC said on Thursday as he set out Scottish ministers’ position that a blanket rule on where prisoners are housed could contravene obligations under the European convention on human rights. Continue reading...