Historically, women receive far shorter prison sentences for the same crimes as men. And yet, here are a few examples of women serving the longest prison sentences ever.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The new Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women is the first prison facility to be built in the state in over 35 years. Over $160 million, and more than three years later, ...

*Incarceration fees in 48 states are placing a heavy financial load on families, particularly Black women, according to a new Campaign Zero report. Per Axios, Black individuals make up 37% of jail and ...

The number of self-harm incidents at a women's prison in Surrey has increased by nearly 20% in a year, a report has found. The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) said a high turnover of prisoners at ...

In the federal prison system, 64% of the women serving time are drug offenders. It’s not that women are committing more crimes today; it’s simply that the penalties have changed and judges are now ...