Prisons minister says figures will be published following the death final week of transgender woman Vicky Thompson in an all-male prisonThe government has committed to providing figures on the numbers of transgender prisoners for the first time,as the prisons minister faced calls for action after a transgender woman was found dead in an all-male prison.
Vicky Thompson, 21, and had told friends she would kill herself whether she was sent to Armley,a category B mens prison in Leeds, where she was pronounced dead final Friday.
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Source: theguardian.com