Information released by the Ministry of Justice has revealed that 11 transgender prisoners, referring to inmates who are self-identifying as female, were sexually assaulted in English and Welsh prisons last year.
Campaign group Stonewall have described the figures as ‘upsetting’ and that transgender prisoners face a ‘high risk of assault, harassment and violence’.
Stonewall added that there are also ‘problems regarding accessing healthcare as well as facing serious mental health problems and