Sarah Jane Baker: Transgender Behind Prison Walls

Join us on October 27th for a candid conversation with author and activist Sarah Jane Baker, on her book Transgender Behind Prison Walls.
No stranger to trouble, Sarah was arrested by the Metropolitan Police for her speech at London trans Pride 2023 and put on trial. She was found not guilty yet remained in prison for 10 months as it was considered that Sarah had broken her parole conditions. Sarah had previously served 30 years of a life sentence in 29 uk prisons for attempted murder. It was in prison that Sarah began her writing career with LIFE IMPRISONMENT: AN UNOFFICIAL GUIDE, TRANSGENDER BEHIND PRISON WALLS and FROM THE GUTTER TO THE GRAVE.

Sarah is a London based intersectional activist campaigning for the human rights of transgender prisoners, STOP ELBIT, STOP HS2, INSULATE BRITAIN, KILL THE BILL, STOP SECTION 35 and is a speaker at London Trans Pride and Trans Pride Surrey with her partner Dykes for Trans Rights/ Unite the Unions activist and proud NHS palliative care nurse Anita Downs. Sarah is an award winning political artist, winning multiple awards and exhibiting in The Turner Contemporary, Westminster Central Hall, London’s Southbank and Brighton museum.

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