WASHINGTON -- Widespread sexual abuse of female inmates continues to plague federal prisons and accountability measures for staff have not contained the scourge of such violence, according to a Senate ...

Women who were allegedly recorded during strip searches by prison guards' body cameras told Newsweek in exclusive interviews that the mental and emotional aftermath has led to fear, anger and the ...

One woman was tutoring other former inmates in a post-prison program, helping them get better grades when a staff member urged her into another program that would help her with her own education.

“My God, you also handed my son freedom,” said Patricia Cortes when she left El Buen Pastor prison on September 17, 2024. She had hoped to be able to guarantee her son’s food and health upon leaving ...

Against the noisy backdrop of the district court in Cork city, incidents of theft of items such as groceries, clothing, toys, alcohol, and cosmetics are detailed day after day by prosecuting gardaí.

California passed the nation’s first prosecutor-initiated resentencing law in 2018. Few women benefited from these laws, until now. Headway California passed the nation’s first prosecutor-initiated ...

1-Minute Talk Show hosts Aiden and Sean react to why women hate this man so much. Federal Judge Separates Male Inmates from ...

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