In a few short years, 1 in 3 incarcerated people will be over 50. But prisons are not equipped to handle the aging population ...

A civilized society protects women and children from men who seek to harm them. Yet under the banner of progress, child rapists, serial sex-offenders, and wife-killers can now secure access to one of ...

A former medical worker is sentenced to 4.3 years in prison, closing the final criminal case tied to the largest sexual abuse ...

A former medical staffer at a now-shuttered federal women’s prison in California has been sentenced, marking the final ...

At Pennsylvania’s State Correctional Institution at Muncy, roughly 150 women serving life sentences are growing old behind bars—many incarcerated during the height of mass incarceration in the 1980s ...

Starting 2026 with a Women’s Issue honors the many roles women play in the prison system — from staff to incarcerated individuals. Women behind bars have access to fewer educational and growth ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has been called to account by state lawmakers after settling a $1 ...

An amateur theatre company have said taking its play about female prisoners into an all-women's prison gave them "real ...

Survivors and advocates delivered urgent testimony during a budget hearing to address allegations of abuse, retaliation and ...

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 ...