Four decades ago, about 26,000 women were held in U.S. jails or prisons. By 2023, that number was roughly 186,000, according ...

A civilized society protects women and children from men who seek to harm them. Yet under the banner of progress, child ...

Women’s incarceration has risen dramatically, increasing by more than 600% since 1980, according to a new report from The ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – What if a second chance at life after prison came with a full support system, housing, therapy, education and job training? Rebecca Davis, the founder of the nonprofit R.E.S.T.O.R ...

Colorado prisons are battling a growing number of inmates struggling with substance use disorder. Back in 2024, the attorney general said some parts of the state can see higher than two-thirds of ...

California ministry sponsors compromise bill, arguing that “one community’s safety cannot come at the cost of another’s.” In 2008, while Amie Ichikawa was serving her sentence at the Central ...