Alarm Raised Over Prison Safety After Claims of Assault by Trans Inmate

Shame is one of the primary barriers preventing recovery. Bricolage/ShutterstockA prominent women’s rights group has accused the South Australian government of failing to protect women in custody, amid what it says amounts to inaction after a former female prisoner claimed she was sexually assaulted by her male-to-female transgender cellmate.Women’s Forum Australia CEO Rachael Wong addressed media in Adelaide, saying the group’s correspondence to both Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and South Australian Mayor Peter Malinauskas had been met with “idleness” exactly one month after the group demanded change.