Submitted on Thursday 26th November 2015
Published on Tuesday 1st December 2015
Current status: Closed
Closed: Wednesday 1st June 2016
Signatures: 2,274
Place all trans prisoners in safe & gender appropriate housing
Recent press stories highlight serious problems arising from the practice of placing trans women in the men's prison estate. We ask Government to revisit PSI 07/2011 & place a legal responsibility on Prison governors to ensure safe housing for trans people. Stop the double punishment.
Placing trans women and men into the prison estate opposite to the gender role they live in is illogical & cruel, causing severe fear and great distress. The practice disregards HMP’s obligations under the Human Rights Act 1998, the Equality Act 2010 and its commitment to safeguard all prisoners.
We call upon the Ministry of Justice to ensure that all trans prisoners who have transitioned and are living permanently in their preferred gender role are placed in safe, gender-appropriate housing.
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