Scots prison staff sent woman to all-male nick after mistakenly identifying her as man

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Prison escort staff wrongly identified a female suspect as a man and sent her to an all-male maximum security prison, the Sunday Mail can reveal.

An investigation has been launched after it emerged the biological woman prisoner was taken to Perth Prison and only transferred to Cornton Vale the next day.Police Scotland and the Scottish Prison Service have confirmed that the mistake took place last week and that an urgent review of procedures has been instigated.

Campaign group For Women Scotland said: “This incident just shows the impact of the sloppy recording and reporting of sex. They have to stop being frightened of recording a person’s sex.”“It’s this idea based on people’s appearance and how they chose to dress and express themselves that is an indication of gender rather than an accurate recording of sex.“Sex should be recorded on every sheet the police give to the prison service and the prison service should also be asking for that.

This woman has definitely been put at risk, it’s incredibly dangerous for any woman to be in a male prison.”The woman appeared at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court on Monday and was remanded in custody by a sheriff.