Women charged with a crime in Senegal are at the mercy of a slow judicial process and prisons that may lack basic supplies.

While men historically receive the majority of extreme prison sentences, some women around the world have faced extraordinarily long terms for crimes ranging from murder and fraud to political ...

A civilized society protects women and children from men who seek to harm them. Yet under the banner of progress, child rapists, serial sex-offenders, and wife-killers can now secure access to one of ...

States are building new women's prisons as addiction, tougher sentencing and high recidivism drive rising incarceration.

As Christmas approaches in a women's prison, the decorations and trees become brighter and fill up more of the available space, covering up blank walls and distracting the eye from harsh lighting and ...

A photo of Martha Perez is found in a bin of family photos at her family's home in Prescott Valley, Arizona, on Sunday, March 9, 2025. Courtney Pedroza for the Marshall Project Evangelina Perez lost ...