In Idaho prisons, more than two dozen women say guards prey on them with little fear of consequences — and those who speak up ...

Former Pocatello Women’s Correctional Center food service officer Derek Stettler (inset) was fired by the Idaho Department of ...

Srivastava, 26, who is referred to in court documents as Ms. Srivastava and by the pronouns she and her, is being held ...

When Dr. Jeff Francom was approached with the idea of doing volunteer work with the prison, he had some reservations. “I've never done a prison choir before,” Dr. Francom says. “And honestly, I ...

This story has been updated to include a statement from The Illinois Department of Corrections. Seven women filed federal lawsuits Wednesday against Logan Correctional Center staff members they said ...

"The compassion and care the women provide to the kittens will help prepare the young animals for adoption,” DCR Director Tommy Johnson said.

North Dakota state and corrections officials broke ground April 2 for a new women's prison in Mandan that aims to replace an aging facility south of Dickinson and address inmate care concerns. During ...

In the last five years, three former prison guards at the Wyoming Women’s Center in Lusk have been convicted of sexually assaulting female inmates. One of those women is now suing in federal court, ...