Zoe Watts, who is currently being held in the Men’s Healthcare Wing at HMP Peterborough, no longer has access to life saving medication, according to campaign group #JusticeForZoeWatts.
A statement published on the #JusticeForZoeWatts Instagram said: “[Zoe] has not been provided with her prescription of Sertraline for the past week since Monday (January 13) and Estradiol Valerate (HRT) since prior to the weekend. The Sertraline prescription issue has been raised with healthcare staff multiple times during the past week, with no answers or progress.
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“Both medications are vital to her health and mental wellbeing. This is more important than ever considering she is kept in a cell for a minimum of 23 and a half hours a day.”
Former PCSO Watts, 38, is charged with possessing a firearm when prohibited for five years, possession of a firearm without a certificate and manufacturing a firearm.
The statement continued: “Today – Monday, January 20 – she was only able to be out of her cell for approximately three minutes as a male orderly was on the wing and was watching her from inside of a day room. This is contrary to our current understanding of HMP Peterborough’s Transgender Prisoner Policies which have yet to be published.
“Safer Custody at HMP Peterborough has been contacted regarding these concerns however they have yet to respond to requests for this to be looked into as no one has been available to speak on the phone today.
“Other concerns currently include HMP Peterborough staff referring to her using transphobic language over the weekend, as well as male prisoners banging on her window as they walk past her cell in a courtyard directly outside. The prisoner population is now very aware of her presence in the men’s prison further increasing the risk to her.”
In January 2025, a group of trans activists held a ‘noise demo’ to show solidarity with Watts. Standing outside the castle, activists chanted, cheered and let off horns as the prison van containing Watts departed the medieval structure.
At the ‘noise demo’, there were a number of speeches aimed to highlight the situation Zoe is in and to demand the prison service move Watts to a women’s prison wing.
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