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Lawsuit: Guards video-recorded strip searches at Michigan's women's prison

Women in Michigan's only prison for females were, per policy, video-recorded on corrections officers' body cameras while they were nude during routine strip searches and while showering and using ...
WBEZ

Female inmates at biggest Illinois women’s prison accuse staff members of sexual assault

This story has been updated to include a statement from The Illinois Department of Corrections. Seven women filed federal lawsuits Wednesday against Logan Correctional Center staff members they said ...

Women Are Sent to This Federal Prison for Dialysis. They Say It’s Killing Them.

Patients at Carswell medical prison in Texas describe unsanitary conditions, missed treatments and substandard care.
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Self-harm in women's prison up by nearly 20%

The number of self-harm incidents at a women's prison in Surrey has increased by nearly 20% in a year, a report has found. The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) said a high turnover of prisoners at ...
Seattle Times

WA report criticizes women’s prison for concerning use of pepper spray

Staffers in Washington’s only women’s prison repeatedly used excessive force on incarcerated people, including multiple instances in which corrections officers inappropriately used pepper spray, even ...

New prison’s programs will reduce state’s world-leading rate of incarcerated women, official says

South Dakota leads the nation in female incarceration. A new $87M women’s prison in Rapid City aims to expand rehabilitation ...
MLive

Former correctional officer charged with sexually assaulting inmates at women’s prison

WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI – A former correctional officer has been charged with sexually assaulting inmates at Michigan’s only female prison. Joshua Timothy Lee was arraigned Thursday, Oct. 30, on four ...
WTHR

Former corrections officer at Indiana Women's Prison sentenced for rape of inmate, sexual misconduct

INDIANAPOLIS — A former corrections officer at the Indiana Women's Prison was sentenced after raping an inmate at the prison. Uzochukwu Chinweze was sentenced to 11 years after being found guilty of ...
VTDigger

Essex rejects state zoning request for new women’s prison

Razor wire lines the recreation yard at the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility in South Burlington on Aug. 27, 2024. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The Essex town planning commission ...
Daily Inter Lake

Two Montana cities lobby to host new women’s prison

Two Montana communities have expressed substantial interest in becoming the location for a new state women’s prison facility following a Department of Corrections request for information. Two more ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Female inmates at biggest Illinois women's prison accuse staff members of sexual assault

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