States are building new women's prisons as addiction, tougher sentencing and high recidivism drive rising incarceration.

Sento, a mother of two, was serving a one-year prison sentence until a few days ago. On this International Women’s Day, her time behind bars has come to an end ...

Federal protections against detention and deportation for sexual abuse survivors have deteriorated under Trump.

Ex-inmate claims Ghislaine Maxwell befriended a convicted murderer in prison while being considered 'the lowest of the low' by fellow inmates at FCI Tallahassee ...

Agnes Ndeki left Embu Women's Prison after 25 years, eager to reunite with her family, but faced rejection as she sought to find a new sense of belonging.

A man who may spend the rest of his life behind bars says it’s where he’s found the most personal freedom. “Seeing gay masculinity presented in context, both through the teenage lens, and the prisoner ...

Carmen Mejia, a Honduran immigrant who was sentenced to life in prison for the 2003 scalding death of an infant in her care, was formally declared innocent in an Austin courtroom on Monday. “I’m now ...

Prisons across Nepal recorded high voter turnout as inmates cast ballots under the proportional representation system. Several jails even reported 100 percent participation among eligible prisoners.

In his first major sit-down from behind bars, the disgraced mogul fumes about life at Rikers ("I’m dying here"), his wrecked ...

The recapture of the convicted murderer ended *** fifteen-hour escape drama. Yeah, I was hijacked by who? The little gal with *** gun. The escape might be considered *** sort of birthday present for ...