The Mail on Sunday Home Affairs Editor now seems to be on the case too, after last week's spat with the lawyer.
Almost one in 50 prisoners is transgender, according to a survey of inmates conducted by the official jail watchdog. Inmates at notorious top security male prisons such as Belmarsh, Long Lartin and Wakefield said they identified as female or ‘non-binary’. Transgender prisoners are allowed to choose whether they are kept in a male or female jail and can receive other perks, including showering alone. Critics fear that some inmates are falsely claiming to be transgender to win privileges.
The survey numbers are far higher than those published by the Government. Ministry of Justice statistics published last year found only 139 prisoners said they were transgender.