Trans prisoner charged with sexual assault in women's jail

A transgender prisoner serving a sentence for murder has been charged with the sexual assault of a fellow inmate at a women's prison. Alexandra Stewart, previously known as Alan Baker, allegedly attacked the woman at HMP Greenock. Stewart - a biological male who identifies as a woman – was jailed for the murder of John Weir in 2013 and has been held in a women's unit in the prison since 2016. Police Scotland said a report would be submitted to the procurator fiscal over the incident. The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) said it would be inappropriate to comment on ongoing proceedings. Stewart – thought to be one of two trans women in the female prison estate - was jailed for life after murdering Weir, 36, by stabbing him 16 times at his home in Bonhill, West Dunbartonshire. The 38-year-old accused another prisoner of transphobia in a court case last year. However, that case was dismissed. The SPS uses a system of individual risk assessments which aims to keep anyone who poses a danger to women out of the female estate. However, it does allow for circumstances where trans women can be housed in a women's prison if they are deemed not to pose an unacceptable risk. That guidance is being