MUMBAI: Five more Central jails in Maharashtra have been identified by the prison department for housing transgender inmates. At present, transgender persons apprehended from any part of the state are brought to three prisons - Thane, Yeravada and Nashik - and are kept in cells separate from male and female prisoners.
Creating spaces for transgender inmates in more prisons would reduce the possibility of any overcrowding in future if their numbers were to rise, officials said. Further, it would become possible to lodge them in a facility closer to their hometown, making it easier for friends and family to visit, they said.
