Hidden lives of female prisoners past and present

The lives of female prisoners in the 19th Century and those experiencing the criminal justice system today are not dissimilar ...

Female prisoner overcrowding reaches record high as 40 women lags sleeping on mattresses on Irish jail floors

A RECORD 40 female lags are sleeping on the floor in Irish jails due to overcrowding. The prisoners must kip on mattresses ...
Opinion
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Palestinian female prisoners, harsh humanitarian conditions and escalating Israeli abuse during Ramadan

The suffering of Palestinian female prisoners in the Israeli prisons is renewed and intensifies during the blessed month of Ramadan, as they spend the days of fasting away from their families and ...
Los Angeles Times

Belarusian women political prisoners face systematic abuse and stolen motherhood, U.N. says

TALLINN, Estonia — Antanina Kanavalava says her four years in a Belarusian penal colony as a political prisoner were filled with fear and anguish that still haunt her. She nearly lost parental rights ...