Transgender Behind Prison Walls

Sarah Jane Baker, Pam Stockwell

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Waterside Press
15 March 2017

Gender studies: transsexuals & hermaphroditism; Offenders

After explaining 'What is transgender?' this first book on transgender in a prison setting looks at the entire HM Prison Service regime for such people. Ranging from hard information about rules and regulations, the transition process and how to access it to practical suggestions about clothing, wigs and hairpieces, make-up and coming out, the book also deals with such matters as change of name, gender identity clinics, hormones, medication and use of prison showers and toilets. Covering the entire transition process the book contains contributions from a number of transgender prisoners as well as extracts from reports showing how those in transition still tend to attract a negative portrayal. Also included are the special security implications of related procedures and descriptions of the attitudes to transgender inmates of other prisoners and staff. It contains a number of appendices dealing with the latest 2016 HM Prison Service Instruction on transgender prisoners and a range of support mechanisms including a list of specialists in the field and other useful reference sources and contacts.

It also contains Sarah Jane Baker's account of her own male-to-female transition and the difficulties she has faced behind bars. The first book of its kind. Written by a transgender life-sentence prisoner. Includes key extracts from the latest official

publications. Contains practical information, advice, warnings and tips.

By: Sarah Jane Baker
Foreword by: Pam Stockwell
Imprint: Waterside Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 94mm
Weight: 190g
ISBN: 9781909976450
ISBN 10: 1909976458
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 15 March 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sarah Jane Baker is a talented musician, poet and author who has served 25 years of a life sentence for the attempted murder of another prisoner. The winner of countless awards and a qualified counsellor, she is (as Alan Baker before her transition) the author of Life Imprisonment: An Unofficial Guide (Waterside Press, 2013).

Reviews for Transgender Behind Prison Walls

'A must read for everyone involved in the Criminal Justice System... I was very impressed with the amount of research carried out in writing the book, which is written in a clear and concise style, concentrating mainly on the necessary facts... it will open up your mind... and give you a much greater understanding of how the prison system deals with one area of diversity that has been neglected for far too long'- Inside Time; 'An important contribution to current debates on the treatment of transgender prisoners'- Mia Harris, Oxford University; 'I was heartbroken. It felt like a bereavement. The young man I had come to love as a son had disappeared overnight, and been replaced by a girl who was not my daughter, but, I felt, a stranger'- Pam Stockwell (From the Foreword)