Sento, a mother of two, was serving a one-year prison sentence until a few days ago. On this International Women’s Day, her ...

Twenty-one years ago, Dorothy Koffel was a tutor for people with learning disabilities when she met Sister Maureen Clark. Sister Maureen founded the Sisters of St. Joseph Prison Ministr ...

Federal protections against detention and deportation for sexual abuse survivors have deteriorated under Trump.

TALLINN, Estonia — Antanina Kanavalava says her four years in a Belarusian penal colony as a political prisoner were filled with fear and anguish that still haunt her. She nearly lost parental rights ...

City leaders and stakeholders have begun soliciting input and considering options but recognize that years of planning lie ...

North Carolina first lady Anna Stein paid a visit to the Western Correctional Center for Women in Black Mountain to observe the Driver License Restoration Progr ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LANSING — Michigan lawmakers from both parties called for accountability at Michigan's only prison for women on Tuesday, Feb. 24 ...

Canada’s prison service is converting a historic heritage building in downtown Edmonton from a prison for men into one for ...

A tale as wild as the Seven Seas, the story of the Lady Juliana, a special convict ship full of prisoners sent to Australia, is one of the strangest in the continent's history. The Lady Juliana had a ...