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, a charity worker has said. An exhibition at Newcastle Cathedral is ...

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 ...
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 ...
The Palestinian Information Center

Palestinian female prisoners face arbitrary detention, abuse in Israeli prisons

March 8, International Women’s Day, is marked worldwide as a day to recognize women’s struggles for justice and equality. In ...