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Four out of 10 transgender criminals in prison are guilty of sex crimes, new data shows 42% of the inmates living under different gender identity jailed for sex crimes Includes 44 jailed for rape and 14 who forced children into sexual activity Statistics come days after MoJ revealed 17% surge in number of trans prisoners
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Almost 100 transgender prisoners have convictions for sex offences, official figures show.
Some 97 of the 230 inmates – 42 per cent – living under a different gender identity are in jail for sex crimes. They include 44 jailed for rape and 14 who forced under-age children into sexual activity.
Another 11 were convicted of sexual assault and seven for possessing or making child abuse images.
Almost 100 transgender prisoners have convictions for sex offences, official figures show
The statistics, which do not make clear if the inmates are biological