Protests to be held after trans woman Zoe Watts placed in male prison

An activist group has planned a peaceful “noise demo” outside a court to protest against the alleged mistreatment of a transgender prisoner.

Protestors are expected to gather at Lincoln Crown Court on Monday (13 January) to urge the government to move trans prisoner Zoe Watts to a female prison.

Watts, a former Lincolnshire police worker, was arrested in December over the alleged possession of a firearm without a certificate and manufacturing a firearm.

According to the post from activist group Justice4ZoeWatts, she has been placed in the men’s wing of HMP Peterborough, where she has been allegedly kept in her cell almost constantly over concerns for her safety.

Zoe Watts is said to be being held in the male wing of HMP Peterborough. (YouTube)

“She’s kept in her cell 23½

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