Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A civilized society protects women and children from men who seek to harm them. Yet under the banner of progress, child rapists, ...

Amie Ichikawa, founder of Woman to Woman, details how California’s SB 132 — the Transgender Respect, Agency and Dignity Act — has allowed men who self-identify as female to be housed in women’s ...

NBC Bay Area was granted rare access inside Central California Women's Facility (CCWF) in Chowchilla. It is the largest of two women prisons in the state. CCWF is located in rural Madera County. On ...

It's known as the Pulitzers of prison journalism. The American Penal Press Contest celebrates the work of incarcerated writers. NBC Bay Area's Jessica Aguirre went inside the Central California ...

The conditions at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility are akin to solitary confinement, local experts say — an apparent violation of state law.

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 ...

The Northern Territory’s first dedicated purpose-built facility for female prisoners will open its gates next week.

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 ...