Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A civilized society protects women and children from men who seek to harm them. Yet under the banner of progress, child rapists, ...

The sign at Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla is shown in a file photo. (TOMAS OVALLE/Fresno Bee file) A former correctional officer at the women’s prison in Chowchilla was sentenced ...

Cosmetology students turned the tassels on their graduation caps after walking the stage inside Nevada’s women’s prison on Monday. “This really did save my life,” said Amber Wharton, a member of the ...

MCLOUD, Okla. — Mabel Bassett Correctional Center is the largest woman's prison in Oklahoma. The prison, located in McLoud, houses the only woman on death row. You might imagine it's a place full of ...

CHOWCHILLA, Calif. — Gazing across the crowd of women, fresh from county jail in their orange prison jumpsuits, Lena Coleman wishes she could save them all. And it’s her job to try. In July, after 20 ...

Women who were allegedly recorded during strip searches by prison guards' body cameras told Newsweek in exclusive interviews that the mental and emotional aftermath has led to fear, anger and the ...

As Christmas approaches in a women's prison, the decorations and trees become brighter and fill up more of the available space, covering up blank walls and distracting the eye from harsh lighting and ...

Colorado prisons are battling a growing number of inmates struggling with substance use disorder. Back in 2024, the attorney general said some parts of the state can see higher than two-thirds of ...

A civilized society protects women and children from men who seek to harm them. Yet under the banner of progress, child rapists, serial sex-offenders, and wife-killers can now secure access to one of ...

A civilized society protects women and children from men who seek to harm them. Yet under the banner of progress, child rapists, serial sex-offenders, and wife-killers can now secure access to one of ...