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SNP Under Pressure Over Women’s Prison Policy

The Scottish Government is defending its prison placement policy in the Court of Session as campaigners challenge how transgender prisoners are housed within Scotland’s women’s prisons. Under current guidance, placements are made on a case-by-case risk assessment basis rather than strictly biological sex. Critics argue this approach risks women’s safety inside already vulnerable prison environments. The SNP says the policy balances safety with equality and human rights law. This case could have significant consequences for how sex, gender and state authority are interpreted in Scotland’s institutions. What happens next will not stay confined to prison walls.