The women said they were beaten and sprayed with pepper spray while in restraints by Central California Women’s Facility ...

After spending 20 years trapped in a cycle of addiction, Jodi Whitt from Topeka has now dedicated her life to helping inmates ...

Human rights groups warn that El Salvador's prisons are marked by overcrowding, lack of access to basic services and repeated rights violations — but that the situation is even worse for women, who ...

The state is morally and legally responsible for the safety of all people in their care. Instead of protecting these women, ...

A female prison guard has been suspended for allegedly having an “inappropriate relationship” with an inmate at a scandal-plagued UK jail. Katerina Tatus was recently “marched to the gates ...

A judge has ordered the federal Bureau of Prisons to transfer two transgender women inmates back to women’s prisons after ...

The new guidelines on trans inmates say that Trump’s executive order “does not supersede or change” the obligation to comply ...

ISLAMABAD: The number of female prisoners in Pakistan has increased by 2.8%, reflecting the rising crime trends among women.

But campaign group For Women Scotland has criticised the Scottish Prison Service’s policy ... wake-up call and ensure that the safety of female inmates and staff is prioritised at all times ...

Some 600 prisoners from across the country will get to be home under an early release programme being held in conjunction ...