When prison inmates break the rules, they may be placed in solitary confinement—sometimes for 24, 48 or 72 hours. Although it ...

Members of the California Legislative Women’s Caucus introduced a slate of bills to reform women’s prisons in California on Thursday morning, building on a broader push toward rehabilitation within ...

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Reports of staff-on-inmate abuse at Pocatello Women’s Correctional Center, the largest women-only prison in the state, were filed at about three times the rate of men’s prisons from 2021-2023. There’s ...

The Constitutional Court has ruled that a prisoner’s right to freedom of expression was violated when he received a disciplinary penalty for remarks made during a phone call with his wife. The ...

April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, a time dedicated to amplifying the voices of survivors and advocating justice. The goal should be not just awareness, but, wherever possible, ...

Five California correctional officers who were accused of sexually assaulting incarcerated people over the last dozen years remain employed by the state, according to a new audit from the state ...