Although there are more men than women in prison, the growth rate of female imprisonment since 1980 has been twice that of men. Female incarceration in the U.S. has increased by more than 585 percent, ...

Women hoping to visit their loved ones at New York prisons are being turned away after scanners pick up what they say are ...

The videos appear to bolster lawsuits claiming guards used force against California prisoners after they filed sexual ...

Two frustrated women’s advocacy groups have launched a billboard truck campaign across California, demanding attention to concerning rise in trans prisoners raping women. The campaign, organized by ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Women are the fastest-growing population of incarcerated people. And if Republicans ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kristina Chambers, center, at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center during a break in her manslaughter trial in Houston in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Montana Women's Prison in BIllings (Photo by Darrell Ehrlick of the Daily Montanan). Two Montana communities have expressed ...