A transgender woman who was sent to a men's prison has lost an appeal against her sentence.
Tara Hudson, 26, from Bath, was jailed and placed at the all-male HMP Bristol for 12 weeks after admitting assault.
Her case prompted a campaign, backed by thousands of supporters, to get her moved.
During an appeal hearing at Bristol Crown Court, the judge asked for consideration to be made about where she serves her sentence.
The Recorder of Bristol, Llewelyn Sellick, said Hudson had a "worrying criminal record" which contained "numerous offences".
"It is for the prison service and not the court to establish where a sentence should be served," he added.
More than 140,000 people have signed petitions calling for her to be moved, with supporters claiming she has been placed in danger of sexual violence.
Hudson has had reconstructive surgery and lived as a woman all her adult life but is still legally a man.
Last Friday, she was jailed after she admitted headbutting a barman in Bath, causing damage to his teeth.
Previously, the Prison Service said it was a longstanding policy to place offenders according to their legally recognised gender.
BBC
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