A transgender woman convicted of rape carried out before transitioning will not be imprisoned in the all-female Cornton Vale prison in Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon has said. Read the full story:
Isla Bryson was this week found guilty of raping two women while she identified as a manA transgender woman convicted of rape carried out while she was a man will not be imprisoned in the all-female Cornton Vale prison in Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon has said.
There had been concerns over her detention in Cornton Vale women's prison in Stirling while she awaits sentencing. "But given the understandable public and parliamentary concern in this case I can confirm to parliament that this prisoner will not be incarcerated at Cornton Vale women's prison.Bryson attacked the victims before she transitioned and when she was known as Adam Graham.
"This dangerous rapist should not be in a women's prison and it should be clear that if someone poses a danger to women and committed crimes against women, they should not be being housed in a women's prison. That is straightforward and I think most people would agree with that," she told the BBC's Today programme.
"Any transgender person who is admitted into custody is admitted into the establishment that matches their identified gender that they were living in within the community."Estranged wife: Bryson's decision to change gender a sham
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