The law allows female heads of households to serve their sentences outside of prison in exchange for unpaid community service. It is considered the first criminal policy with a gender focus in ...

Three female prison officers have been found to have had inappropriate relationships with inmates at the recently opened HMP Five Wells, which was forced to make improvements ...

CBS News contributor David Begnaud shows how Willette Benford, who spent 24 years in prison, is working with Illinois first ...

Department of Corrections offers few details about the deaths, which coincided with a respiratory illness outbreak.

The day before state authorities announced plans to restrict inmate movement and revoke visits and other privileges, three ...

Papua New Guinea’s renowned female musical artist, Mereani Masani, visited 62 female inmates at Bomana Correctional Institute to commemorate International Women’s Day. She brought gifts and shared ...

Colombia (CNN en Español) — “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 ...

The Wisconsin Department of Corrections is offering few details about the deaths, which coincided with a respiratory illness ...

A new women’s prison would create about 100 full-time jobs, he said, including nursing and maintenance positions.