Sex swap prisoners get right to bras and make-up
Prison officers have been ordered to allow transsexual prisoners access to padded bras and make-up.
By David Barrett, Home Affairs Correspondent 9:15PM GMT 05 Mar 2011
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/8363244/Sex-swap-prisoners-get-right-to-bras-and-make-up.htmlA detailed new policy document drawn up by Kenneth Clarke's Ministry of Justice sets out the rights of sex change inmates, saying they must be allowed to purchase "gender appropriate" clothing from a home shopping catalogue.
Jail warders, who are already required to address inmates by courtesy titles such as Mister, must call transsexual prisoners "Miss" or "Ms" under the new mandatory guidelines, which come into effect later this month.
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And this year prisoners will be wearing... make-up, dresses and padded bras: Ministry of Justice issues 20-page guidebook on rights for sex-change inmates
By Ian Drury
Last updated at 4:14 PM on 6th March 2011
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1363490/Ministry-Justice-issues-20-page-guidebook-rights-sex-change-inmates.htmlPrisoners who have had sex changes will be allowed to wear padded bras and make-up to cover stubble growth, under new Government guidelines.
Instead of being forced to wear standard-issue grey tracksuits behind bars, inmates who are transvestites, have swapped sex or are undergoing sex-change treatment are permitted to purchase 'gender appropriate' clothes from a home shopping catalogue.
