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Prison authorities in Scotland are under increasing pressure to remove male-born transgender inmates from female jails following a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court. The court clarified that biological sex, rather than gender identity, is the determining factor in equality law. Rhona Hotchkiss, a former governor of Cornton Vale women's prison, said: "It's really easy, no males in female jails. That's it." The Scottish Prison Service currently houses 16 transgender individuals, but the recent ruling has prompted calls for an urgent review of their policies. Critics, including Susan Smith from For Women Scotland, argue that the presence of male-born individuals in women's prisons is unacceptable.
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