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Lloyd Jones

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Trans jail ban sparks outrage amid inmate safety debate - The Untold Story

"If you're born a bloke, you're going to a men's prison," NT Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro says. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

A move to bar trans women from a territory's female prisons has been slammed amid a debate over the safety risk to inmates.

Northern Territory Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has declared female prisons should house women only, saying "if you're born a bloke, you're going to a men's prison".

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