Anne Tolley Corrections Minister Anne Tolley has confirmed the policy to house transgender prisoners based on the sex on their birth certificate is being reviewed. “Corrections has a duty of care to prisoners and works very hard to maintain the dignity of prisoners, while also ensuring their safety,” she says in a statement. “This is a complicated issue, and Corrections is currently looking at its policies around the care of transgender prisoners.”
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First published: Friday, 5th July 2013 - 12:36pm