women's prisons

Abortion behind bars: what it's like to terminate a pregnancy in prison

Trapped Without Hope: The Hidden Mental Health Crisis in Women’s Prisons

From self-harming in groups to starvation and self-immolation, women are overwhelmingly more likely than men to hurt themselves while incarcerated. So why isn't the prison system responding?

California Wants to Reduce Prison Overcrowding, Yet Keeps Women Locked Up

In 2011, California introduced a program that gives low-level female prisoners a way to go home and care for their families, with the added benefit of reduced overcrowding in penitentiaries. The problem: few eligible inmates are permitted to take...