According to data from the Prison Policy Initiative, more than 1.9 million people in the United States are incarcerated in prisons, local jails, and other detention facilities. Additionally, one in ...
California Institution for Women received bachelor's degrees through Cal State LA's Prison Graduation Initiative, marking the ...
Early in her second trimester, Linda Acoff was taken into custody for failing to complete court-ordered mental health treatment. After three weeks in the Cuyahoga County Jail in Columbus, Ohio, she ...
LUSK - She is quiet in voice and manner, sliding into the solid foam bench of the visitors' room one afternoon. Outside, the sun is shining, but the room is lit by fluorescent tubes. Inmate No. 1227 ...
SAN FRANCISCO - October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and a newly released study from Stanford surveyed women incarcerated for killing their abusers. The head researcher says the findings help ...