A care worker who "exploited" a vulnerable person she was looking after to treat herself to new clothes has been struck off.
20.02.2023 - 08:15 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A transgender prisoner who has been locked up with women for six years says she fears she would not survive if she is moved to a men’s prison. Sophie Eastwood – who is serving life for murdering a male cellmate in prison in 2004 when she was still known as Daniel – has been held among female prisoners in Cornton Vale since 2017.
She believes she would be a target for sexual violence if she returns to the male estate. The Scottish Prison Service announced a full case review for every transgender person currently in custody in the wake of a public outcry following the case of Isla Bryson, a transgender double rapist who was initially sent to a female jail.
Eastwood, 38, said: “I was threatened by other prisoners in the male estate when I started to transition and the main threat was that I would suffer serious sexual violence. It was a relief to be moved to the female estate where I have felt safe and I’ve gained the trust of fellow prisoners. I think Scottish Prison Service staff manage trans prisoners well but it would be impossible for me to feel safe in a male prison.”
Eastwood added: “I have no history of gender violence. But the recent outcry has led to the SPS having to review every transgender person in custody. I believe I’m in the right place and don’t think I could survive in the male estate.”
The Scottish Government’s insistence on pushing through laws that allowed sex offenders to self-identify as women has put trans prisoners in the spotlight. Eastwood believes the case of Isla Bryson – who was known as Adam Graham when carrying out violent sex attacks on two women – has set back trans rights.
She added: “It’s really unfortunate because the public’s view of trans people generally has now been damaged but
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