Women are often imprisoned for nonviolent crimes; their pathways into prison reflect high rates of childhood trauma.

The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Nation report on the unseen burdens women, especially of color, bear when ...

From the four large pots of food simmering on Rosa Tapia’s stove, no one would guess that she shares a home only with her son. Every five days, the retired receptionist cooks for her husband, ...

Early in her second trimester, Linda Acoff was taken into custody for failing to complete court-ordered mental health treatment. After three weeks in the Cuyahoga County Jail in Columbus, Ohio, she ...

Recently, on Reddit, a former inmate invited other users to ask her anything about her experience, and it led to a very ...

SAN FRANCISCO - October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and a newly released study from Stanford surveyed women incarcerated for killing their abusers. The head researcher says the findings help ...