Ministry of Justice (MoJ) officials in Britain have been warned that phrases such as “protecting women and girls” are potentially “transphobic coded” and should be avoided ahead of Transgender Awareness Week.
Male prisoners who identify as “transgender” are to be no longer incarcerated with women, a minister is set to promise.
Muslim prison gangs are forcing inmates to convert to Islam and follow religious practices or face violent repercussions, according to a government report.
An educational charity has cancelled a conference on prison reform at Britain’s Open University in Milton Keynes following threats by transgender activists over what they claim is the group’s “transphobic” policy.
There has been a 23 percent surge in drugs found in UK prisons in just one year, with the number of prisoners testing positive hitting a 12-year high.
Britain’s prison population is at its lowest in eight years thanks to new government rules which have boosted early releases by more than 50 percent in the last six months.
The number of people convicted of terror-related offences in the UK has shot up by 75 per cent in just three years, the government has said, amid concerns about radicalisation behind bars.
