From inside a women’s prison in Oklahoma, a domestic violence survivor began collecting other prisoners’ stories of abuse.

Illinois has positioned itself as a national safeguard for reproductive rights. But new case raises questions about how those principles are applied in Illinois behind prison walls.

The report “Path to 1,000″ by the nonprofit Community Over Cages recommends a series of actions that would limit the population in the Rice Street facility to 1,000 inmates.

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

A $310 million New Jersey women’s prison is designed as a “more humane” replacement to an embattled facility closing after 112 years in operation.

Amy Ayers, 13; Eliza Thomas, 17; and sisters Jennifer, 17, and Sarah Harbison, 15, were gagged and their hands tied with ...