22-05-2025
Prisoner's release delayed by transphobia case
The woman at the centre of a trans prison row has had her release from jail delayed by more than two years and missed the birth of her granddaughter.
Jayney Sutherley was accused by a fellow HMP Greenock inmate, Alexandria Stewart, of transphobia and verbal abuse that Stewart claimed led to her feeling suicidal.
However, the allegations were found not proven by a sheriff on Monday after prosecutors failed to produce sufficient corroborating evidence.
Supporters of Sutherley, who was serving six years and eight months for culpable homicide, said the case has had a 'devastating' effect on the 51-year-old.
Paul Lynch, Sutherley's defence solicitor, said the case demonstrated the need for urgency in moving trans-identifying males from the female prison estate.
Sutherley had the
