A civilized society protects women and children from men who seek to harm them. Yet under the banner of progress, child ...

NBC Bay Area was granted rare access inside Central California Women's Facility (CCWF) in Chowchilla. It is the largest of two women prisons in the state. CCWF is located in rural Madera County. On ...

As more women enter state prisons while pregnant, lawmakers and corrections officials are expanding prison nursery programs, ...

It's known as the Pulitzers of prison journalism. The American Penal Press Contest celebrates the work of incarcerated writers. NBC Bay Area's Jessica Aguirre went inside the Central California ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Women are the fastest-growing population of incarcerated people. And if Republicans ...

The Northern Territory’s first dedicated purpose-built facility for female prisoners will open its gates next week.

Rapid City, S.D. (KELO) — Governor Larry Rhoden stopped by the currently under-construction Women’s Prison in Rapid City earlier today to discuss the progress. The new Women’s Prison will house up to ...