Trans Prisoner Charged in Women's Prison Assault

0:00On April 24, a sexual assault just went down in the women's wing at H&P Greenock, a prison in Scotland. A female inmate got attacked in the hair salon by another prisoner, Alexandra Stewart, who was born male and transitioned after a life sentence for. Murder back in 2013, cops arrested and charged at 38-year-old in connection with it. Stewart's been housed as a woman there since 2016, and sources say it's upset a lot of the female inmates. She's one of just a couple trans prisoners, legally male, still in the women's estate. Prison service segregated her after the allegations and notified police. JK Rowling jumped in quick, offering full legal aid from her fund for women defending sex-based rights. She blasted the Scottish government, saying they're ignoring the Supreme Court ruling that protects single sex spaces like women's prisons. Campaigners Susan Smith called it a dangerous failed experiment, risking assaults on women. On the flip side, Green Party Zach Polansky wants case-by-case assessments for trans inmates in women's jails, urging focus beyond rare cases and...

1:06more compassion. This comes amid lawsuits challenging Scotland's prison policies, with past scandals like the double rapist, Isla Bryson briefly placed in a female. Wing, legal fights continue, as groups push to align rules with the court's biological sex definition. Rowling's fund stands ready if the victim sews, highlighting the ongoing clash over safety in these spaces.