In July 2024 Speak Up for Women (SUFW) submitted a request to The Department of Corrections under the Official Information Act 1982 as follows:
We would like to request the following information, from 2020 until now, broken down into yearly or part yearly statistics (in the case of 2024).
Please break the statistics down into ‘sentenced’ and ‘remand’ where possible.
A trans-identifying male is a biological male who identifies as a woman.
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The number of trans identifying males in custody during each period
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The number of trans identifying males who were housed in a female corrections facility during each period
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The number of trans identifying males who requested a transfer to a female corrections facility
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The number of the trans identifying males who were sentenced or on remand for crimes involving ‘sexual assault’ during each period
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The number of the trans identifying males who were sentenced or on remand for crimes involving ‘an act intended to cause injury’ during each period
We received a delayed but comprehensive response to questions 1,2,4 and 5. The results are unsurprising – male offending patterns do not change because of the way a man identifies.
Read the full release here
Source: Trans-identifying males over-represented in NZ prisons