Trans women will not be held in female jails in Scotland

Thanks! Share it with your friends!

You disliked this video. Thanks for the feedback!

Added 4 months ago by VideoK

13 Views

Transgender prisoners who have hurt women or girls will not be held in female jails unless there are "exceptional" circumstances, under new guidelines for Scotland.

It follows a public outcry over the case of Isla Bryson who raped two women whilst known as Adam Graham but was then initially housed in an all-female prison.

Sky's Scotland Correspondent Connor Gillies reports.

Read more here: https://news.sky.com/story/scottish-prison-service-publishes-new-policy-on-the-management-of-transgender-people-in-custody-13022906

#transgender #scotland #prisoners

SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews
Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews

For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB

Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/

Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog

To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales