THE global female prison population is growing at a faster rate than that of men. While women still represent a smaller percentage of the total prison population in most countries, at the global ...

Female prisons have a self-harm rate 8.5 times higher than male jails, as women experience a lack of "basic care" - including a "bizarre rule" that bans them from putting dirty underwear in ...

Everything is changing every minute': New prison rules for trans women on hold A Bureau of Prisons policy that, earlier this week, called on transgender women in federal prisons to hand over any ...