Violent Transgender Inmate’s Bid to Move to Women’s Jail

Violent transgender inmate’s bid to move to women’s jail

A Supreme Court battle is being waged over a prisoner’s bid to switch prisons after changing gender.

Transgender inmate’s transfer case opens up questions on gender laws, safety in WA prisons

The WA government has mounted a legal bid to stop an inmate who has transitioned to female while incarcerated in a men’s prison from transferring to a women’s jail.

WA government launches bid to stop trans prisoner switching jails

The Western Australian government has launched an emergency legal bid to prevent a transgender prisoner serving a lengthy sentence from being moved to a women’s prison. The government’s lawyers have gone to the Supreme Court to prevent the transfer after the State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) ruled that the prisoner had the right to move to a female facility. The tribunal ordered the government to transfer the prisoner while she pursues a discr…

Government moves to stop trans woman’s prison transfer

The Cook Government has mounted an emergency legal bid to stop a violent criminal who has transitioned to a woman inside prison from transferring to a female jail.