Former prison worker Tanya Howes, 66, was told by magistrates that the offences would normally attract immediate custody but they made the unusual decision to suspend her jail term.
Miriam Cates MP said it was unbelievable that former prison worker Tanya Howes, 66, was only given a 12-month suspended sentence for possessing 39 indecent images of children.
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A transgender woman caught with indecent images of children was spared jail after her case was delayed so a decision could be made on whether she should be housed in a male or female prison.