Women’s incarceration has risen dramatically, increasing by more than 600% since 1980, according to a new report from The Sentencing Project. Four decades ago, about 26,000 women were held in jails or ...

Women’s incarceration has increased by more than 600% since 1980, according to a new report from The Sentencing Project. Four decades ago, about 26,000 women were held in jails or prisons in the ...

The conditions at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility are akin to solitary confinement, local experts say — an apparent violation of state law.

A civilized society protects women and children from men who seek to harm them. Yet under the banner of progress, child ...

Isabelle Dale was a teenager when she joined the prison service. Within months of starting work as an officer at HMP ...

Prison doulas and legislative interventions can be a lifeline for incarcerated pregnant women. But the most important solution is to abolish prison births altogether. After utilizing a doula while ...

The rate of imprisonment for Black women decreased by 69 percent between 2000 and 2023, according to research by The Sentencing Project. The Sentencing Project is an organization that “advocates for ...

In a lengthy legal battle, hundreds of female prison guards in California are fighting for their rights against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Their contention?

Tina was 16 years old when she says she was forced to get married. She describes what followed as decades of "relentless" abuse, including being "punched in the face a few times...[and] an incident ...

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