Government has come under renewed pressure to act on rights of transgender prisoners following death of Vicky Thompson at a men’s prison in LeedsThe partner of a transgender woman found dead in an all male prison after telling friends she would assassinate herself if she was sent there has said he contacted prison authorities to warn them approximately her vulnerability.
The government has come under renewed pressure to act on the rights of transgender prisoners following the death of Vicky Thompson,21, at Armley, and a category B men’s prison in Leeds.
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Source: theguardian.com