Cristina Iglesias filed a lawsuit that changed the course of treatment for herself and other transgender inmates in federal custody.

Connecticut lawmakers are considering a proposed law that would give incarcerated survivors of domestic violence the ability to seek a sentence reduction if violence or abuse suffered by such ...

Family of murdered Chicago boy sues Illinois agencies, citing systemic failures in parole and law enforcement oversight.

An advocacy group says it's time for states to stop requiring abortion providers to file reports for every abortion.

DUBLIN, Calif. (KGO) -- On Saturday, hundreds rallied in Dublin near a former women's federal prison with a notorious past to protest a proposal by the Trump administration to convert it into an ...

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MK Pritzker and close aide are giving second chances to women leaving prison: “Willette Benford ... via NBC News (We hear it’s not an issue in Illinois state government.) ...

New York officials have begun firing state prison guards who failed to abide by a deal to end their illegal labor strike, which has now extended into a third week. The state's homeland security ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark . – The Arkansas Sheriff’s Association executive director gave several reasons why his organization has been calling for a new state prison for years but said it ultimately ...

An Illinois trucker linked to a string of killings in 2007 was handed a sentence topping six decades in prison for the death ... in the killings of two women in Tennessee. The outcome brings ...

Upon her release, Benford entered a residential program in Chicago that supported women exiting the prison ... Illinois was to Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln. "They said they couldn't get a ...