QuentinSummers
According to the recent reporting and statistics release, there are about 60 trans-identified males in the male estate who are sex offenders.
We don't know how many male sex offenders with a GRC are already in the female estate but I know of at least two from press reports alone.
In the entire female estate, there are only 80 sex offenders (some of whom could actually be trans-identified with a GRC).
So, if self-ID comes in and those 60 sex offenders transfer to the female estate, the sex offender population there will grow by 80%. And that's at today's figures. Personally, I would expect opportunistic trans identification to see it double or even more.
The female estate is tiny in comparison to the male estate - 5,000 inmates compared to 80,000 inmates and fewer than 1,000 violent or sex offending prisoners. It has neither the space nor the resources to accommodate this number of prisoners who may be a danger to others or may be in danger themselves due to the nature of their offence.
It is stark, staring bonkers that government is even considering self-ID in prisons.