"Inmates would always say if the public ever found out what the women's federal penitentiary was all about, there would be a public outcry." View Entire Post › ...

Women are often imprisoned for nonviolent crimes; their pathways into prison reflect high rates of childhood trauma.

Inmate Carolyn Arnett approached a pastor at the all-women's McPherson Unit prison with something she wanted to get off her ...

During the Orange Is the New Black Season 2 finale, the prison falls into chaos. The episode is called We Have Manners. We’re ...

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) — In June 2024, Andrea Weiskircher thought her life was over. She was sobbing in a jail cell in Boise thinking about what she had just done. Encouraged by a former Idaho Department ...

Acting national commissioner Tlabo Thokolo said the day “was more than a ceremony”, calling it a demonstration of how ...

Lynette Sandoval has kept the picture of her fire crew standing with Gov. Doug Ducey. Outside Perryville Prison, the women wear firefighting uniforms just as any public or private firefighters would, ...

They’re human beings, and we’re treating them like they’re animals. We’re not trying to rehabilitate them. We’re just ...

Some inmates at the Shimo la Tewa women prison are earninghandsomely as they serve their sentences. The prison has a variety of programmes meant to equipinmates with skills in preparation for life ...

Transgender inmate in New Hampshire sues for denial of gender transition medical care and safety concerns in men's prison.