At the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) in Gig Harbor, dozens of women are working to reshape their futures one ...

California’s incarcerated population has aged rapidly over the past 30 years. A new report recommends pathways for release.

Women charged with a crime in Senegal are at the mercy of a slow judicial process and prisons that may lack basic supplies.

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 ...

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 ...

While men historically receive the majority of extreme prison sentences, some women around the world have faced extraordinarily long terms for crimes ranging from murder and fraud to political ...

A new program using soccer to teach leadership and life skills has launched at the California Institution for Women, aiming to support rehabilitation and reduce recidivism among incarcerated women.

Inmates getting their hair done during a CSR event at Lang’ata Women’s Prison. [Juliet Omelo, Standard] Inside Lang’ata Women’s Prison, a corner of the facility hums with an unusual energy. Women ...

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As someone who spent years inside, I read your recent article on the proposed $360 million renovation of MCI Framingham with anger, sadness and disbelief. What I endured inside those walls had nothing ...

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 ...