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Separate ‘residential facilities’ could facilitate trans prisoners - Former Mountjoy governor John Lonergan

Last week, An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said ‘violent biological males’ should not be housed in women’s prisons. Mr Varadkar was responding to questions about a transgender woman who was last week jailed for threatening to torture, rape and murder her mother. Kieran was joined by Former Governor at Mountjoy, John Lonergan to discuss…

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16.47 27 Mar 2023


Separate ‘residential facilities’ could facilitate trans prisoners - Former Mountjoy governor John Lonergan


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Last week, An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said ‘violent biological males’ should not be housed in women’s prisons. Mr Varadkar was responding to questions about a transgender woman who was last week jailed for threatening to torture, rape and murder her mother.

Kieran was joined by Former Governor at Mountjoy, John Lonergan to discuss…


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