Tuesday, 17 February 2026

 Trung LUU (Western Metropolitan) (17:46): (2308) My adjournment matter is for Minister for Corrections regarding the safety of female inmates in Victorian female-only correctional facilities. Recent reports have surfaced about the Allan Labor government’s secret payout to a female prisoner who was sexually assaulted by a transgender inmate incarcerated for murder. This situation is horrific and raises questions about how individuals are classified and deemed suitable by authorities for placement in female-only prisons. The action I seek from the minister is to recognise this troubling situation and implement a blanket ban on biological males who have transitioned to being women from being transferred to female-only correctional facilities. The minister must take into account the alarming evidence of what can occur when transgender prisoners are moved to female correctional facilities. The safety of prisoners must be the top priority. It is particularly concerning that this inmate is reported to be one of at least seven biological males who have been transferred from a male prison to either Dame Phyllis Frost Centre or the minimum security Tarrengower Prison after transition while incarcerated. So I urge the minister to follow the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Kew Jess Wilson, in committing to banning biological males who have transitioned from being housed in female-only prisons. This approach simply makes sense.