Isla Bryson

The Scottish First Minister addressed the row over where Isla Bryson, 31, from Clydebank, should be imprisoned after being found guilty of two rapes carried out ...

In this case, the warrant stated HMP Barlinnie.” Speaking to journalists later, the First Minister said the Government had given no “formal direction” to the prison service on where Bryson should be imprisoned. We believe a rapist having access to a women’s single-sex space is a threat.” Ms Sturgeon said: “Short term or long term, this prisoner is not going to be in Cornton Vale. Bryson was taken to Cornton Vale women’s prison in Stirling after being convicted on Tuesday. “This individual case is not about whether they are trans or not, in this individual case this is a person who’s been convicted of rape, so this individual is a rapist and a sex offender and that is what’s important.” In a briefing for the media after First Minister’s Questions, a spokesman for Ms Sturgeon said her view on Bryson had been relayed to the prison service through officials, but it would be wrong to say her opinion had changed the decision to bar the prisoner from Cornton Vale. “Never once did he say anything to me about feeling he was in the wrong body or anything,” Ms Graham told the Daily Mail. An SCTS spokesman said: “It is normal practice for the warrant issued by the court to select the local prison for a prisoner to be remanded in, however the Scottish Prison Service are not bound by this.

A transgender woman convicted of raping two women will not be imprisoned in Scotland's only all-female jail, Nicola Sturgeon has said.

In this case, the warrant stated HMP Barlinnie.” Bryson was taken to Cornton Vale women’s prison in Stirling after being convicted on Tuesday. In a briefing for the media after First Minister’s Questions, a spokesman for Ms Sturgeon said her view on Bryson had been relayed to the prison service through officials, but it would be wrong to say her opinion had changed the decision to bar the prisoner from Cornton Vale. Speaking to journalists later, the First Minister said the Government had given no “formal direction” to the prison service on where Bryson should be imprisoned. “But it is important to allow the Scottish Prison Service operationally to give effect to the decisions that they have taken.” “We think it is wrong that a rapist is sent to a women’s prison.

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It was one of the biggest news stories of our time - and it's still not over. With fresh revelations from our Number 10 sources, in their own words, listen to the inside story... 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.

She has been convicted of raping two women when she was a man.

In this case, the warrant stated HMP Barlinnie.” Bryson was taken to Cornton Vale women’s prison in Stirling after being convicted on Tuesday. In a briefing for the media after First Minister’s Questions, a spokesman for Ms Sturgeon said her view on Bryson had been relayed to the prison service through officials, but it would be wrong to say her opinion had changed the decision to bar the prisoner from Cornton Vale. Speaking to journalists later, the First Minister said the Government had given no “formal direction” to the prison service on where Bryson should be imprisoned. “But it is important to allow the Scottish Prison Service operationally to give effect to the decisions that they have taken.” “We think it is wrong that a rapist is sent to a women’s prison.

STV News has learnt that Isla Bryson, who was this week convicted of raping two women, attended classes at Ayrshire College's Kilwinning Campus in 2021, while ...

In this case, the warrant stated HMP Barlinnie.” An SCTS spokesman said: “It is normal practice for the warrant issued by the court to select the local prison for a prisoner to be remanded in, however the Scottish Prison Service are not bound by this. A statement from Ayrshire College said: “We can confirm the individual was enrolled as a student at Ayrshire College for a three-month period in 2021 and is no longer a student with the College.

Isla Bryson is a convicted double rapist. Now self-identifying as a woman, the rapes were carried out when he was known as Adam Graham. Still awaiting ...

"I can see why he doesn't want to be in a prison with loads of big scary men, so he's come up with this ploy to get himself a much easier sentence. For those who have warned that predatory men will use any loophole they can to abuse such a system, this is vindication. That would, for her, undermine the right of transgender people to self-identify - a stance on which she has based her controversial Gender Recognition Reform Bill. Clearly not all trans women are violent, or pose any kind of risk to women. Rape is a male crime. Isla Bryson is a convicted double rapist.

Isla Bryson was sent to HMP Cornton Vale after being convicted of raping two women before she changed gender.

But I understand that officials were "crystal clear" about her views on the matter. Bryson is due to be sentenced next month after being convicted of the rapes on Tuesday. There was no doubt in their minds that the first minister agreed with the chief executive of Rape Crisis Scotland, who said "It cannot be right for a rapist to be in a women's prison." Bryson was moved to a male wing of a male prison on Thursday afternoon. She has since been moved to HMP Edinburgh. It came as Bryson's estranged wife, Shonna Graham, 31, said she had a "lot of sympathy for real trans people" but claimed her former partner's transition was a "sham for attention" and that Bryson is attempting to fool the authorities. Asked by journalists if she had intervened in the process, Nicola Sturgeon said she did not formally direct the SPS to move Isla Bryson to a male prison. "It suggests Nicola Sturgeon's screeching U-turn in the Bryson case was down to fears over the political risk to herself rather than the safety risk to women prisoners." Speaking to journalists outside the chamber, Ms Sturgeon said she had not given any "formal direction" to the Scottish Prison Service on removing Bryson from Cornton Vale. Speaking at First Minister's Questions in the Scottish Parliament, Ms Sturgeon said she agreed that it was not possible to have a rapist within a women's prison. Referring directly to the Bryson case, she said: "It would not be appropriate for me, in respect of any prisoner, to give details of where they are being incarcerated. Isla Bryson was remanded to Cornton Vale women's prison in Stirling after being convicted of the rapes when she was a man called Adam Graham.

Isla Bryson should not have been sent to a women's jail, says the ex-governor of Cornton Vale.

Bryson, 31, was remanded to the jail in Stirling after being convicted of raping two women before she changed gender. She added: "This individual case is not about whether they are trans or not, in this individual case this is a person who's been convicted of rape, so this individual is a rapist and a sex offender and that is what's important." He added: "Such decisions seek to protect both the wellbeing and rights of the individual as well as the welfare and rights of others around them, including staff, in order to achieve an outcome that balances risks and promotes the safety of all." The case is believed to be the first time a trans woman has been convicted of raping women in Scotland. "I would have insisted there was no reason for this person to be assessed in Cornton Vale. She told BBC Scotland: "I would have refused to have this person in Cornton Vale, I'm afraid.

A trans woman who was convicted of rape before she transitioned has been moved to a men's prison after initially being remanded to Cornton Vale women's ...

Bryson's claim that both encounters were consensual was rejected. A court heard how she preyed on vulnerable victims. But the decision to send her to a women's prison, Cornton Vale in Stirlingshire, has sparked controversy amid fears for the safety of female inmates left with a convicted rapist who still has male genitalia. She raped her in a half hour ordeal, with the victim, 30, describing how she was "so scared" and "sick to the stomach". Her case has caused fury after she was put into a women's prison as she awaits sentencing and heaped more pressure on the Scottish Government in the wake of its changes to gender recognition. A trans woman who was convicted of rape before she transitioned has been moved to a men's prison after initially being remanded to Cornton Vale women's prison in Scotland.

Isla Bryson, convicted of raping two women before transitioning to a female, will be imprisoned with male inmates following public outcry.

Bryson, 31, was found guilty this week of raping two women while she identified as a man previously named Adam Graham, following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow. It was later that year, according to British press reports, that she decided to transition. “This rapist decided that he was no longer a man only after appearing in court on a rape charge,” said Russell Findlay, a conservative member of Scottish Parliament.

Ayrshire College students told how they got naked for spray tan sessions in front of Isla Bryson, 31, while unaware she was awaiting trial for two rapes she ...

A spokeswoman said: “Universities and colleagues have a responsibility to ensure the safety of their students. If there weren’t such lengthy delays in the system, a perpetrator of multiple rapes would not have been free to sign up for and attend such courses.” Judge Lord Scott said Bryson had been convicted of two serious charges and a significant custodial sentence was inevitable when she returns to court next month. She went to the head of the department and said we were all discriminating against her and were homophobic. It was a complete and utter shock to the system to see what she had been convicted of." That is when I closed my eyes and let him do what he wanted to do.” Bryson denied that charge and told the court: “I would never hurt any woman.” We had next to nothing on and this was before ‘Annie’ had been removed from the course. The woman was raped after Bryson locked the door and got into bed beside her in September 2016. Rachel said her experience of being required to remove her clothes in front of Bryson had left her “sickened”. Victims in the case told jurors at the High Court in Glasgow how they asked “muscular” Graham to stop before he forced himself upon them. “We had all kinds of accusations thrown at us in the middle of the classroom. Rachel Ferguson, 21, said: “It really scares me to look back and realise she was watching me with no clothes on after being charged with this.