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Trans prisoners with history of violence against women will not be held in Scots’ female jails
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Transfers of transgender prisoners 'paused' amid urgent review

Justice secretary Keith Brown has announced a review into the handling of violent trans inmates amid a row over the Isla Bryson case.
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