Title: WA Government wins court fight to keep trans woman in male prisonLink To: Article 🔗 [Link: 7news.com.au/news/wa-government-wins-court-fight-to-keep-trans-woman-in-male-prison--c-22892739/]Author: Cassidy Mosconi
Date: 18 Sep 2026
Trigger Warning: This article discusses violence.
Brief summary of the articleThe WA Government has won an appeal allowing a transgender woman known as SD to remain in a men's prison after the State Administrative Tribunal had approved her transfer to a women's facility. The Supreme Court ruled that the Department of Justice must recognise SD as female on its internal systems but found that prisoners do not have a right to choose where they are confined.
Main Points of the Article"SD, who has become a target for physical violence, made a bid to move to a women's prison over safety concerns."
"The State Administrative Tribunal approved the inmate's transfer but government lawyers appealed that decision and won."
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