A Prisoner's Guide to Trans Rights (Updated)
A Prisoner’s Guide to Trans Rights (second edition) has been produced by Prisoners’ Advice Service (PAS) and is written for prisoners who identify as transgender, transsexual or non-binary. The guide provides information about:
Your rights as a transgender / nonbinary person in prison
What a transgender ‘case board’ is and how they make decisions
How to apply for a Gender Recognition Certificate in prison
Health care issues
Searches in prison
Dealing with harassment or abuse
What to do if you think your rights are not being respected
The first edition of the toolkit was published in November 2020. A new edition was published in December 2023. This 2nd edition reflects changes made to official policy by the Ministry of Justice. These policy changes relate specifically to location decisions for trans women (i.e. whether trans women will be held in a men’s prison or a woman’s prison). The changes also relate to the rules around when prison officers can disclose that a person has a Gender Recognition Certificate.
This guide applies to prison policy in England & Wales only.
