incarcerated women

The settlement is far larger than others of its kind and represents a win for Fourth Amendment rights behind bars.

Formerly incarcerated women demand accountability for enduring harm in University of Pennsylvania medical experiments.

At least 600 people who have been forcibly sterilized in the state are now eligible for compensation.

Black-led groups around the country reunited incarcerated mothers and their kids through the Mama's Day Bail Out.

The number of women in jail increased by almost 6 percent from 2021 to 2022 -- three times the rate of men.

Four states voted to remove language from their constitutions that allow prisons to require incarcerated people to work.

Instead of protecting children, an Oklahoma law incarcerates mothers for being victims of violence or poverty.

The lawsuit was filed by women who were subjected to humiliating strip searches as part of a staff training exercise.

The recent winter storm left the nation's only federal medical prison for women without heat or hot water.

Vulnerable women in prison are often punished with isolation, when what they need is compassion and care.