The proposed legislation follows an investigation by Bloomberg Law and NBC News that found mistreatment of pregnant women in ...

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

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

This article was published in partnership with Bloomberg Law. When Chasity Congious went into labor for the first time, there were no doctors or nurses. No clean blankets to swaddle the coming baby.

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 ...