Transgender inmate placed in female section of Ottawa jail

[Myarkstir]

Transgender inmate placed in female section of Ottawa jail
   
The union for Ontario's prison guards wants the province to update policies regarding transgender prisoners after a woman with male anatomy was housed in the all-female section of the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/transgender-inmate-placed-in-female-section-of-ottawa-jail-1.2553372

By CBC News
Feb 27, 2014 9:48 AM ET

[suzifrommd]

So, let's suppose someone handed us a pen and said "write a policy". What would we do? Clearly don't want pre-op women in with the men. But neither do we want male-identifying prisoners housed with the women for heaven knows what nasty purposes.

What criteria would we use to determine whether someone with penis should be housed with female prisoners?

[ImagineKate]

So, let's suppose someone handed us a pen and said "write a policy". What would we do? Clearly don't want pre-op women in with the men. But neither do we want male-identifying prisoners housed with the women for heaven knows what nasty purposes.

What criteria would we use to determine whether someone with penis should be housed with female prisoners?

Same for identity documents. Certification from a psychological or medical professional.