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

The bill would codify protections adopted since sexual misconduct drove the feds to declare oversight of NJ's women's prison ...

As Christmas approaches in a women's prison, the decorations and trees become brighter and fill up more of the available space, covering up blank walls and distracting the eye from harsh lighting and ...

Evangelina Perez lost count of the number of times her mother, Martha Perez, called her from federal prison, gasping for breath because she had missed dialysis treatments for her kidney failure. At 59 ...

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 ...

A new report shows women’s incarceration has surged more than 600% since 1980. Four decades ago, about 26,000 women were held ...