The First Minister spoke as the row continued over where Isla Bryson, who was convicted earlier this week of raping two women before she began transitioning to a woman, should be imprisoned
A transgender woman convicted of rape will not serve her sentence in Scotland's only all-female prison, Nicola Sturgeon said.
READ MORE: Lanarkshire care worker exploited 'vulnerable' client with WhatApp messages asking for cash "But given the understandable public and parliamentary concern in this case I can confirm to parliament that this prisoner will not be incarcerated at Cornton Vale women's prison.Bryson, previously known as Adam Graham, was on Tuesday found guilty of raping one woman in Clydebank in 2016 and another in Drumchapel, Glasgow, in 2019, following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow and was understood to be being held at Cornton Vale ahead of sentencing next month.
Speaking to the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 on Thursday, Ms Cooper said: "This dangerous rapist should not be in a women's prison and it should be clear that if someone poses a danger to women and committed crimes against women, they should not be being housed in a women's prison.Fiona Cruickshanks, head of operations and protection at the Scottish Prison Service , said if an individual inmate poses a particular risk, they can be removed and separated from other prisoners.
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