From the Daily Telegraph:
Scotland | A transgender rapist is to be moved from a women’s jail, Nicola Sturgeon has announced. The First Minister said Isla Bryson, who was convicted this week of raping two women, would not be in Cornton Vale women’s jail either in the “short-term or long-term”. Bryson, 31, was taken to the women’s jail after being found guilty on Tuesday. Ms Sturgeon said a risk assessment was being carried out, with Bryson currently being held in a segregated unit.
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Mr Ross referred to Bryson as an “absolute beast”, referring to the 31-year-old with male pronouns. He claimed rapists were “exploiting” current laws.
Bryson was previously known as Adam Graham and transitioned only after being accused of the sex attacks. The jury in the trial, at the High Court in Glasgow, was told Adam Graham was the defendant’s “dead name”, and the judge referred to the rapist as Ms Bryson.
Mr Ross said: “This rapist is in there now. He’s in segregation in a women’s prison at the moment. The reality is this double rapist, this beast, is in a women’s prison right now. We think it’s wrong that a rapist is sent to a women’s prison. This double rapist only decided to change gender after he was charged by police. It took the threat of jail for this criminal to decide to change his gender. That’s not a coincidence, that’s a conscious decision.”
