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The SPS review on trans prisoners: a chance to get policy-making in Scottish prisons back on track

Posted by Kath Murrayon April 6, 2022in Criminal Justice and policing, Prisons

This blog uses material from recently received FoI responses, supplemented by other published and unpublished sources, to consider how the current Scottish Prison Service (SPS) review of its Gender Identity and Gender Reassignment Policy offers a chance to get policy…

Opaque and overdue: the Scottish Prison Service trans prisoner policy review

Posted by Kath Murrayon May 28, 2021January 11, 2022in Criminal Justice and policing, Prisons

This article, published by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, looks at developments on the Scottish Prison Service trans prisoner policy review between December 2018 and December 2020.

The placement of trans prisoners

Posted by Kath Murrayon January 17, 2020October 4, 2021in Criminal Justice and policing, Prisons6 Comments

The Scottish Government's interpretation of relevant case law, and the policy's apparent incompatibility with the 2011 Prison Rules both suggest the need for further clarification in this area.