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Australian Prison Policy

Corrections/Corrective Services policies which allow men to be placed within women's prisons - by state or territory

Click on a state/territory (or the links below) to view its policy regarding the placement and management of "trans", "gender diverse" and intersex prisoners.

New South Wales (NSW)

 

Classification and Placement of Transgender and Intersex Prisoners

 

COPP 3.8


Western Australia

Queensland

Tasmania

Australian Capitol Territory (ACT)
 
Victoria

South Australia

Legislation, not policy

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Northern Territory

The NT Department of Correctional Services has advised that current practice is to classify transgender inmates according to sex at birth, rather than "gender identity", unless medical evidence is provided indicating that this is not appropriate.

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in Australia, Visit our prison info page.

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