Judge tosses lawsuit alleging guards recorded strip searches at Michigan's women's prison

The lawsuit was filed in Washtenaw County Circuit Court in May by 20 Jane Does who were at Women's Huron Valley Correctional ...

Pregnant women describe miscarrying and bleeding out while in ICE custody, advocates say

The ACLU and other groups are pressing for ICE to identify and release all pregnant women in custody and to stop detaining ...

Reentry home in Rockford provides second chances for women leaving prison

On Wednesday, Shanklin opened what she describes as a “symbol of second chances and sisterhood.” The opening of the Sisters ...

N.J. breaks ground on new women’s prison after years of scandal at Edna Mahan

The Chesterfield facility will replace a prison plagued by abuse and controversy, even as legal battles over past misconduct ...
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Rockford celebrates opening of re-entry home for formerly incarcerated women

Rockford leaders celebrated the opening of the “Sisters by Love House”, a new re-entry home for formerly incarcerated women, ...
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“Guarded by Predators”: From one voice to many: Women speak out on Idaho prison abuse

The article discusses sexual assault. In June 2024, Andrea Weiskircher thought her life was over.  She was sobbing in a jail cell in Boise thinking about what she had just done. Encouraged by a former ...

Immigrant rights group calls for removing pregnant women from detention

The ACLU said it has met with women who say they were shackled, placed in solitary confinement for multiple days, and given ...
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Idaho Department of Corrections responds to sexual abuse allegations in women's prisons

The Idaho Department of Corrections (IDOC) has issued a response following an InvestigateWest report highlighting sexual abuse in the state's women's prisons. T ...