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Jailed in a prison for sex offenders have got their own pop-up shop so cross-dressing lags can order women’s clothes and make-up.

The nick – which houses 1,200 criminals – has received complaints from six transgender cons who are allowed to dress as women moaning about being unable to get enough female clothing, cosmetics and toiletries.

Now the Equalities Team at Littlehey prison - home to Max Clifford - has set up a “shop” where inmates can browse Avon and Very catalogues and place orders.

A report by watchdog the Independent Monitoring Board revealed: “There are currently six transgender prisoners who meet regularly.

“Throughout the year there have been ongoing issues about catalogues to obtain clothing, make up and toiletries on a par with the female estate.

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“The Equalities Team have gone to extraordinary lengths to try and change this situation for example there has been a ‘pop up shop’ organised specifically for this group which was well received, specific catalogues like Very and Avon will be available for this group.”

But the group said in its annual report about the Cambridgeshire nick that there were examples of staff refusing to call inmates by their new female names.

The study said: “There are still some examples where staff are not calling these prisoners by their preferred name or title.”

IMB visitors also reported dangerous sex offenders held in another nick have also moaned about a lack of hair dye and make-up.

And they complained that they cannot shower properly away from the prying eyes of fellow prisoners.

A report into the regime at HMP Isle of Wight, created by the merger of notorious Parkhurst and Albany jails, said: “Concerns usually centred around the unavailability/slow delivery of suitable make up and also privacy in showers.

“Following the deaths of 2 transgender prisoners in other establishments a welfare check was carried out with this group of prisoners and this revealed that the main concerns of the group centred around hair-dye, make-up and showers.”