Female Inmates
Crocheting is part of the “healthy hobbies” program for the women living in the minimum security pre-release facility
After calling for help CO Hanna Suite defended herself and was helped by other inmates
More than half of the employees at Coffee Creek feel it is “not a psychologically safe facility for staff,” the researchers wrote
Lisa Montgomery was pronounced dead at 1:31 a.m. after the Supreme Court cleared the way for the execution to move forward
Boston’s sheriff is ending his office’s longtime relationship with ICE in order to house more female inmates
All women incarcerated in Virginia prisons will soon be located in the central region of the state
The move comes after months of review by prison officials and the threat of a lawsuit
Female inmate Erin Loftus was charged with one count each of assault and harassment of a corrections officer and pleaded not guilty to the charges
The class-action lawsuit was filed in 2010 on behalf of former inmates
The policy changes are part of a $610,000 lawsuit settlement with a Bronx woman who was shackled during childbirth
The R.I.S.E. Program provides inmates with a free cosmetology education and partners with salons to help hire program graduates
Female inmate had sex with a male inmate and deliberately got pregnant in an effort to get released
A birth last week brought focus on the issue of pregnant inmates and jails’ responsibilities while in their care
The baby was delivered by COs while the inmate was being transported for a medical check
The lawsuit says the searches were unconstitutional and alleges the women were subjected to crude remarks
The 2014 report documented abusive sexual contact between staff and prisoners, profane and unprofessional sexualized language and harassment
The lawsuit claims that more than 200 inmates suffered from the parasitic mites
A former inmate is pushing a proposal that would require state prisons and county jails to make tampons and napkins readily available for female inmates.
A woman who gave birth in jail alleges state officials denied her medical care leading up to her delivery
The female prison population has risen while the youth center sits empty
Officials hope the move will resolve a yearlong mystery in which more than 200 women have complained about itchy rashes from an unknown cause
Deon “Strawberry” Hampton requested the transfer on grounds she’d be less vulnerable to the sexual assault, taunting and beatings she was subjected to in male prisons
“The main thing is access to services and (being) closer to their family,” Leann Bertsch, director of The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, said
The lawsuit claims men on work release status are granted significantly greater freedom, privileges and opportunities than women
The state hopes to complete training of union and contractual employees by next summer
Across Texas, the number of women awaiting trial in county jails has jumped by 48 percent since 2011
Several jail employees, including four supervisors, have been put on paid leave while Bernalillo County authorities investigate the use of tear gas and a Taser to restrain an inmate
American Civil Liberties Union lawyers are representing her, alleging cruel and unusual punishment, a failure to properly train jail staff and intentional infliction of emotional distress
The singer performed solo Wednesday for about 2,300 inmates at the Ohio Reformatory for Women
Although adult women comprise about 7 percent of the total U.S. correctional population, they encounter more challenges than their male counterparts
A federal judge is considering a lawsuit filed by an Alabama inmate who wants out of jail temporarily so she can get an abortion
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