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Northern Territory Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has declared a ban on transgender women being housed in the territory’s female prisons.
Men who have transitioned to being a women will no longer be placed in women’s prisons in the Territory, the NT Chief Minister told The Australian.
Ms Finocchiaro – the first government leader to make such a declaration – said the NT would no longer be following the policy used in other jurisdictions that houses inmates based on gender identity.
“There should be no men in women’s prisons, full stop,” Ms Finocchiaro said.
Men who have transitioned to being a women will no longer be placed in women’s prisons in the Territory, the NT Chief Minister told The Australian.
Ms Finocchiaro – the first government leader to make such a declaration – said the NT would no longer be following the policy used in other jurisdictions that houses inmates based on gender identity.
“There should be no men in women’s prisons, full stop,” Ms Finocchiaro said.
“If you’re born a bloke, you go into a men’s prison. At the end of the day, this is really about women’s safety. It’s about women’s dignity,” she told the masthead.
[Ed: Hooray! Why has it taken so long for common sense to prevail?]