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Daily Record
15-06-2025
- Politics
- Daily Record
Isla Bryson demands to be moved back to female jail after slamming court ruling
Despite the sex offender admitting that life in male jails has meant being able to forge romantic relationships with male prisoners, Bryson says a challenge of the legal ruling could see a move from the male estate. Isla Bryson has slammed a court ruling on biological sex and demanded to be moved back to a female prison. The convicted double rapist, born Adam Graham, began to identify as a woman called Isla while awaiting trial for rape. The case caused political waves after the rapist was sent to female jail Cornton Vale before then FM Nicola Sturgeon announced a switch to all-male HMP Edinburgh and later HMP Glenochil. In April, the Supreme Court ruled a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities law and the Scottish Government is facing calls to move all biological men out of women's jails. The decision came after feminist group For Women Scotland (FWS) challenged the Scottish Government's 2018 ruling that transgender women could be included as female in laws requiring 50/50 representation on public boards. Bryson backs plans by Victoria McCloud, the UK's only judge to ever publicly say they are transgender, to challenge the government at the European Court of Human Rights over the ruling and plans her own appeal there. Despite the sex offender admitting last week that life in male jails has meant being able to forge romantic relationships with male prisoners, Bryson says a challenge of the legal ruling could see a move from the male estate. Speaking to the Sunday Mail in a phone call from jail, Bryson said: 'No matter what you think or how you look at it, trans women will always be women. "Even if you don't agree with it, then that's your opinion. We are not going to go away. Sooner or later judges will have to put trans women back in women's prisons because if they don't, trans women have the right to take it to the European court and they will. 'If they win and the courts say women have to go to women's prisons, I will probably get moved to a women's prison.' After the outcry over Bryson, trans prisoners faced a move to male jails but prison chiefs opted to let them stay if they had not shown violence to women. However, Alba MSP Ash Regan said: 'The perversity of a double rapist demanding access to women's prisons sums up why we must end this dangerous experiment of gender ideology eroding sex-based rights – male entitlement masquerading as rights must never be at the expense of women's safety, dignity and consent. 'Eight weeks after the Supreme Court ruling, ministers dither while lobbyists stoke the mis-information they helped create. 'Now even Isla Bryson/Adam Graham – the double rapist who shocked the nation – joins a small but vocal chorus in demanding the law be overturned to allow him access to a woman's jail. 'If this is not the wake-up call needed for John Swinney's government, then a third first minister may be sacrificed on the altar of gender ideology.' Scottish Tory shadow minister for victims Sharon Dowey said: 'These abhorrent comments from a double rapist will anger Scots. Not only is this call deeply insulting to his victims, it also highlights how the SNP's gender self-ID policy has become so embedded in Scotland's justice system.' FWS's Susan Smith said: 'For all the activists and politicians who've been trying to undermine the Supreme Court ruling and claim this about walking groups and toilets, this intervention from a notorious double rapist highlights it is vulnerable women whose safety would be threatened by any challenge or change to the law.' The Scottish Prison Service said it had received the Supreme Court ruling and is 'considering any potential impact it may have'. The Scottish Government said it 'has been clear that we accept the Supreme Court judgement'.
Scottish Sun
14-06-2025
- Scottish Sun
Trans rapist Isla Bryson ‘boasts about bedding fellow con and reveals twisted six month relationship'
It's not the first time the sex beast has formed a relationship behind bars SICK HOOK-UP Trans rapist Isla Bryson 'boasts about bedding fellow con and reveals twisted six month relationship' TRANS double rapist Isla Bryson has reportedly boasted about bedding a fellow sex fiend behind bars. The sicko, born Adam Graham, also made a twisted revelation about a six-month hookup at HMP Edinburgh. 4 Trans rapist Isla Bryson wears a blonde wig and pink women's clothes Credit: Alamy 4 The fiend was caged over a double rape he committed as a man Credit: PA 4 The sicko is banged up on a male landing at HMP Edinburgh Credit: Alamy In a vile phone call - obtained by the Daily Record - the monster said: "Can I be honest, I am glad I'm in a male jail and do you know why? 'Because if I was in a female jail I'd never be able to have relationships or meet guys." Referring to his relationship with a fellow lag, Bryson added: 'I met him in the jail. "I was with him for six months and then he got moved. 'I was sleeping with him for six months. And basically he got moved." It's understood that Bryson's lover is doing time for child sex abuse and drug offences. The pervert was caged for eight years in 2023 over a double rape he committed as a man named Adam Graham. The beast was sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh after having been found guilty of sex attacks on two vulnerable mums. Bryson was handed an 11 years extended sentence, eight of which will be spent in custody and then an extension of three years on licence when he is released. Judge Lord Scott told Bryson: "Your vulnerability is no excuse for what you did to these two women." Listen as double rapist Isla Bryson hits out at Nicola Sturgeon over trans rights and claims she's worried most about children After being found guilty of rape, Bryson was sent to HMP Cornton Vale, a women's prison on the outskirts of Stirling. The move sparked backlash over safety fears and Bryson was eventually moved to HMP Edinburgh. The scandal came after the Scottish Government's controversial Gender Reform Bill passed in the Scottish Parliament. We previously revealed that Bryson hooked up in jail with a drug-dealing paedo. 4 Bryson has reportedly boasted about sleeping with fellow sex beast Credit: Les Gallagher Sources said the fiend and fellow beast wing, Jason King, have struck up a relationship. The pair have been dubbed 'beastie partners' by other cons. Sex offender restrictions mean they aren't allowed visitors to their cell — so instead they meet up in the nick's communal areas to 'touch each other'. A Scottish Prison Service spokesperson said: "We don't comment on individuals."
Daily Record
14-06-2025
- Daily Record
Listen as Tans rapist Isla Bryson boasts about bagging men behind bars in prison call
Scotland's most controversial prisoner has admitted life in male estates has meant the rapist has been able to forge romantic relationships with male prisoners. Trans rapist Isla Bryson can be heard boasting about bagging men behind bars in a shocking phone call made from prison. The sex fiend told of the relationships after being moved from a female jail to the male estate. Scotland's most controversial prisoner admitted life in male prisons has meant the rapist has been able to forge romantic connections with male inmates. In the first ever recorded telephone call from jail this week, Bryson vowed to continue living as a woman and claimed of 'meeting men' and admitted striking up a relationship with a fellow prisoner, who was jailed for child sex abuse and drug offences. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. 'I've always been like this Can I be honest, I am glad I'm in a male jail and do you know why? 'Because if I was in a female jail I'd never be able to have relationships or meet guys. 'Do you know what I mean?' Bryson, born Adam Graham, began to identify as a woman called Isla while awaiting trial for rape. Bryson's case caused public and political outrage after the rapist was sent to female jail Cornton Vale before Nicola Sturgeon, then first minister, announced a switch to all-male HMP Edinburgh. The double rapist, who was jailed for eight years, with a further three on licence in February 2023, was later moved to HMP Glenochil. Referring to his relationship with the other con, Bryson said: 'I met him in the jail and I was with him for six months and then he got moved. 'I was sleeping with him for six months. And basically he got moved 'Obviously it was all consensual.' In April, Britain's Supreme Court ruled that only two biological sexes - male and female, assigned at birth - can be recognised under the 2010 Equality Act. The decision is likely to have far reaching repercussions and has raised questions over whether trans prisoners should be housed in all-female jails. Bryson, 33, was convicted in January 2023 of raping woman in Clydebank and Drumchapel, while known as Graham. A spokesperson for The Scottish Prison Service said: 'We don't comment on individuals. 'We have received the Supreme Court's judgement and are considering any potential impact it may have."
Scottish Sun
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Scottish Sun
Police Scotland blasted for lack of ‘gender and pronouns' policy on trans suspects
It follows the UK Supreme Court ruling earlier this month POLICY ROW Police Scotland blasted for lack of 'gender and pronouns' policy on trans suspects Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) POLICE Scotland bosses were blasted today for saying they still don't have a 'set policy' on the use of 'gender and pronouns' for suspects who identify as the opposite sex. The national force was criticised after issuing a position statement following May's landmark Supreme Court ruling. Sign up for the Politics newsletter Sign up 2 A freedom of information response from Police Scotland said it 'deals with each incident on a case-by-case basis' Credit: Alamy A freedom of information response from Police Scotland - following questions about how it treats sex attackers - said it 'deals with each incident on a case-by-case basis'. The force also said it has 'no set policy on the gender and pronouns used by Police Scotland when a suspect/criminal is transgender'. It comes after Chief Constable Jo Farrell appeared to clarify the service's rules on sex offenders in September, when she said biological male rape suspects would be 'be treated and we will investigate them as a man'. And it follows the UK Supreme Court last month clarifying that sex in equalities law means biological sex, not how someone identifies. Today, Scottish Conservative equalities spokesperson Tess White said it 'defies belief' that Police Scotland 'still doesn't have a clear policy on the accurate recording of sex'. She said: 'The Supreme Court's ruling couldn't have been clearer. The onus is on John Swinney to ensure that public bodies, including Police Scotland, are abiding by it.' The Tory MSP said the latest development was a reminder of the dangers posed by the likes of biological male double-rapist Isla Bryson - formerly known as Adam Graham - who was initially sent to a women's prison, sparking a backlash in 2023. Ms White said: 'The Isla Bryson scandal exposed the dangerous way in which the SNP's flawed gender self-ID policy could be exploited. It allowed a predatory man into a women's prison and put female inmates at risk.' A spokeswoman for For Women Scotland, which won the Supreme Court case, said: 'We really can't keep up with the knots Police Scotland is tying itself into. 'It's really quite simple, all rapists are male and Police Scotland, of all organisations, should be following the evidence and facts.' Trans women are NOT women, Supreme Court rules in win for anti-woke campaigners after battle over female-only spaces Last month's Supreme Court ruling has led to a list of organisations adapting their gender policies. But the Scottish Government has so far refused to change its own or issue new guidance to public bodies - like Police Scotland - saying it's awaiting further instruction from the UK's Equalities and Human Rights Commission. The EHRC has already issued 'interim' guidance. The Police Scotland FoI request was published this week by the force, and first reported by The Herald. A person had asked the force whether it records the sex of someone suspected in a rape or sexual assault case based on DNA or self-identified gender, and what guidance it follows when recording the sex and gender of individuals who are suspected of criminal activity. The Police Scotland FoI response said: 'There is no set policy on the gender and pronouns used by Police Scotland when a suspect/criminal is transgender.' It said police procedures on the identification and recording of sex and gender 'is evidence-led, aligns to legislative and operational requirements and is in keeping with our values of policing with integrity, fairness and respect, and upholding human rights'. The force added: 'At this time Police Scotland deals with each incident on a case-by-case basis.' Police Scotland also said it was currently reviewing its approach, taking into account the Supreme Court judgement. The Scottish Sun revealed in 2021 how the national force said they would record a rape as being committed by a woman if an attacker 'identifies as a female' - even if they haven't legally changed gender. At a Scottish Police Authority meeting this week, Ms Farrell was asked about when a long-awaited new policy would be in place. She said there were a number of 'moving parts' and said: 'We will do this once and we will do it right.' She added it was important not to make 'missteps' given the sensitivity of subject. Asked how the latest statement squares with Ms Farrell's September comments, a Police Scotland spokeswoman referred back to the top cop's statement to the Scottish Police Authority the same month, when she said: 'A male rapist cannot demand to be called a woman and further traumatise his victim – this would not happen.'
The Herald Scotland
23-05-2025
- Politics
- The Herald Scotland
Sex of trans rape suspects not recorded by default
Despite previous assurances from the Chief Constable, it stated that decisions would be taken on a 'case-by-case basis'. The Scottish Conservatives said the force's approach 'defied belief'. READ MORE Since 2019, Police Scotland's practice has been to record a suspect's sex based on their presentation or self-declaration. A 2021 petition to Holyrood, submitted by the policy collective Murray Blackburn Mackenzie (MBM), raised concerns about recording offenders who were born male but identify as female in crime statistics as women. The petition argued that this would distort rape statistics in particular, as the crime is legally defined in Scotland as penile penetration without consent. In January last year, a Holyrood committee wrote to the force to 'seek a clear explanation of how its policy on recording the sex of perpetrators of crimes aligns to the organisation's values'. A response — sent by the Police Scotland in March but only made public in September — stated that the 'sex/gender identification of individuals who come into contact with the police will be based on how they present or how they self-declare'. The service added that this was 'consistent with the values of the organisation' and aligned with 'legislative compliance, operational need and the values of respect, integrity, fairness and human rights whilst promoting a strong sense of belonging'. The response provoked anger. Critics cited high-profile cases, including that of Adam Graham, who began identifying as Isla Bryson while awaiting trial for two rapes. He was arrested and recorded as male but was allowed to be processed in court as a woman. Had Bryson claimed a trans identity before being charged, his offences would have been recorded as having been committed by a woman. Weeks later, the force reversed its position. Chief Constable Jo Farrell told a meeting of the Scottish Police Authority that 'a man who commits rape or serious sexual assaults will be recorded by Police Scotland as a male'. READ MORE In a recent FOI request, the force was asked whether it records a the sex of a someone suspected in a rape or sexual assault case based on DNA or self-identified gender, and what guidance it follows when recording the sex and gender of individuals suspected of criminal activity. In response, it said: 'There is no set policy on the gender and pronouns used by Police Scotland when a suspect/criminal is transgender.' The force continued: 'Police Scotland recognises that gender self-identification is a sensitive area of public policy. 'Police Scotland's procedures on the identification and recording of sex and gender are evidence-led, align to legislative and operational requirements and are in keeping with our values of policing with integrity, fairness and respect, and upholding human rights. 'The purpose of policing in Scotland is to improve safety and wellbeing. Police Scotland takes a victim-centred approach to investigating crime. Improving the experiences of victims is at the heart of everything we do. 'At this time, Police Scotland deals with each incident on a case-by-case basis. 'We are conducting a full review of Police Scotland's use of sex and gender to consider any improvements to the terminology, recording practices and use of data, ensuring they are current, comply with relevant legislation and provide clear guidance to aid operational practice. 'This important review work will now also consider the recent Supreme Court judgment on the subject.' Last month, the UK's highest Court ruled unanimously that a the terms 'man' and 'woman' in the Equality Act refer to biological sex, not acquired gender. Scottish Conservative equalities spokesperson Tess White said: 'It defies belief that Police Scotland still does not have a clear policy on the accurate recording of sex – despite previously saying that a man who commits sexual assault will be recorded as a male. 'The Isla Bryson scandal exposed the dangerous way in which the SNP's flawed gender self-ID policy could be exploited. It allowed a predatory man into a women's prison and put female inmates at risk. 'The Supreme Court's ruling could not have been clearer. The onus is on John Swinney to ensure that public bodies, including Police Scotland, are abiding by it.'
