Matthew Roy stands in front of the Maine Correctional Center last month. His wife, Katie Mountain, is one of several women ...

Judges rejected a transgender woman's complaint that her court-ordered placement in an all-gender treatment facility is ...

After a physical altercation at a Colorado prison in January, the Colorado Department of Corrections has determined that inmate Tina Peters is not guilty of assaulting another inmate.

There's a renewed debate in Salem over whether the state should facilitate ICE transfers within state prisons.

Police arrested a suspect accused of assaulting several women in a Southeast Portland neighborhood on Sunday, including one ...

Women charged with a crime in Senegal are at the mercy of a slow judicial process and prisons that may lack basic supplies. They also face stigma that robs them of familial and community support.

A prison directive linked to President Donald Trump is fuelling legal battles and safety concerns as transgender inmates are reassigned to men's facilities under a policy requiring housing placements ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 25—Approximately 150 female inmates were transferred from the Dayton Correctional Institution recently as the facility ...

With an estimated 70% of male and 77% of female inmates in Oregon state prisons said to have substance use disorders, the ...

Approximately 150 female inmates were transferred from the Dayton Correctional Institution recently as the facility grapples with the lowest level of correctional officer staffing in Ohio. The ...

The 39-year-old woman who managed to "slip out of her wrist restraints" while receiving treatment at a hospital early Monday has been apprehended, officials said.

These 20 women represent a major milestone in a decade-long partnership between the state’s department of corrections and ...