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Judicial review for woman prisoner alleging sexual assault by trans rapist in prison

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realitycalling · 03/11/2019 08:29

The Sunday Times reporting a long overdue judicial review after an (alleged) sexual assault on a woman prisoner by a male born trans rapist who had been placed in a female prison. (trying to be careful with language given the oppressive monitors who try to control this board).

And they've reported on the Centre Parks issue as well as a prominent article about that major brands like Unilever and Heinz advertising on Pornhub that's awash with child sex abuse. Share token:

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/female-prisoner-takes-government-to-court-after-alleged-assault-by-transgender-inmate-n5wtg2nf7?shareToken=f2e99b28b2f234eb7e84b0c4484e7254

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Datun · 28/10/2020 09:59

Fair Play for Women will be tweeting updates here.

mobile.twitter.com/fairplaywomen/status/1320281563523940352

They have provided written evidence today, so are fully conversant with the details.

They are supported by Keep Prisons Single Sex, but not in an official capacity.

They are supported by thousands and thousands of women, too.

ArabellaScott · 28/10/2020 09:40
  • and digging.
ArabellaScott · 28/10/2020 09:40

Thank you Fair Play and to everyone working on this. Watching for any tweeting/updates.

Datun · 28/10/2020 09:36

Today's the day.

This is absolutely massive.

Fairplay for Women are today realising the culmination of a lot of hard work.

For anyone who doesn't know, Nic Williams could really do with some extra digging, too.

Fairplay for Women and Keep Prisons Single Sex are both going to be live tweeting.

Crikey, I hope Janice Turner grabs a hold of this with both hands.

This couldn't be more important.

EmpressJKRowlingSpartacus · 28/10/2020 09:14

Janice Turner’s tweeted to say she’s going, but I don’t know if she’ll be live tweeting.

highame · 28/10/2020 07:50

Anyone know whether any journalists are doing commentary on twitter?

Ereshkigalangcleg · 28/10/2020 00:20

Yes I think you may have hit on it there.

RozWatching · 27/10/2020 23:33

I saw that Butterer
And yet this thread didn't get the same attention Hmm
Too much 'problematic' content here?

fakenina · 27/10/2020 23:32

[quote Butterer]There's a lot of enthusiasm on this one about discussing the prison rights and/ or privilege of all people who wear dresses Smile

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/4061498-Starting-on-28-October-Judicial-Review-of-prison-guidelines-on-transgender-and-launch-of-new-web-site-Keep-Prisons-Single-Sex[/quote]
I dont wear a dress. does that mean I should go to a mens prison in the case of conviction of a crime?

Butterer · 27/10/2020 23:26

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RozWatching · 27/10/2020 23:22

@RedDogsBeg

Now I wonder why the usual suspects are not contributing to this threadHmm.
Yeah, I wonder.
EmpressJKRowlingSpartacus · 26/10/2020 20:56

The Keep Prisons Single Sex website has just gone up, with a lot of information about men in women's prisons.

www.keep-prisons-single-sex.org.uk

Angryresister · 26/10/2020 20:40

Why are politicians continuing to deny the problems when the prison personnel have voiced their objections? Oh yes because it is only women affected. FPFW has done fantastic work on this and we will be watching this week.

DerryWitch · 26/10/2020 20:26

This is a good article. Fair Play For Women asked women prisoners. More than the Ministry of Justice did.

fairplayforwomen.com/insidetime/

stumbledin · 26/10/2020 14:59

Thanks to the update info posted here I was going to start a new thread to alert FWRers that case starts on 28th and may run to 29th.

And that a new group has been set up called Keep Prisons Single Sex twitter.com/NoXYinXXprisons

Just thought it would alert more to this after such along time. Giving link to this thread - of course!

Will wait until later this evening in case anyone thinks not a good idea as it splits information.

DerryWitch · 26/10/2020 10:58

@fairplaywomen will be reporting on the proceedings this week. Good thread here that traces their work over the past three years to reveal this problem.

twitter.com/fairplaywomen/status/1320286328949493763?s=20

plus the full history of how we got here in policy decisions on threads by @stillTISH starting here twitter.com/STILLTish/status/1190956174105088001?s=20

JamieLeeCurtains · 25/10/2020 20:47

Re the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Women in the Penal System, the Howard League for Penal Reform acts as its Secretariat.

ChattyLion · 25/10/2020 20:30

This is huge. Such great work by FPFW. Makes me worried about this review of JRs the government have commissioned. Women have been writing to their MPs about this prison issue for years now. The idea that Parliament should, or could, or would want to decide on some of what JRs cover now is completely disingenuous.

Facefullofcake · 25/10/2020 14:01

@FindTheTruth

For live updates.....this thread (1-28) gives the backstory that led to THIS judicial review to be heard in the Royal Courts 28th - 19th October. twitter.com/fairplaywomen/status/1320292075837992961

hope it gets shared

Brilliant. Thank you all for the updates.
FindTheTruth · 25/10/2020 13:57

For live updates.....this thread (1-28) gives the backstory that led to THIS judicial review to be heard in the Royal Courts 28th - 19th October.
twitter.com/fairplaywomen/status/1320292075837992961

hope it gets shared

MichelleofzeResistance · 25/10/2020 13:04

Its almost as if the known way to ensure a subject is nicely put to bed without risk of anything inconvenient ever actually getting done about it, is to appoint a committee.

Aesopfable · 25/10/2020 12:43

@boatyardblues

Yes, if the EHRC and GEO were actually doing their job properly none of these harmful policies would have been implemented in the first place. You had one job, guys....
If only they could sue the EHRC to recover the costs of this and all the other judicial reviews seeking to uphold the Equality Act. The lack of action by EHRC surely smacks of sexual discrimination by them?
RozWatching · 25/10/2020 12:27

@boatyardblues

Yes, if the EHRC and GEO were actually doing their job properly none of these harmful policies would have been implemented in the first place. You had one job, guys....
The Women and Equalities Committee deserves a special mention for being utterly useless. And there is an All Party Parliamentary Group on Women in the Penal System. This should be on their radar, surely?
MerchedCymru · 25/10/2020 11:29

The inequality, the absolute disregard for and subordinating of the interests of those born female to male interests is in itself beyond comprehension.

Absolutely. We have plenty of data that shows that female prisoners are a hugely vulnerable group. High levels of violence and abuse, experience of homelessness, poverty, addiction. All entirely set aside in the interests of men.