Female Inmates
Female inmates face unique challenges and needs within the correctional system. This directory provides articles and resources on healthcare, rehabilitation programs, and gender-specific policies that impact women in prison. Understanding these issues is crucial for correctional staff to ensure appropriate care and management. For more information on inmate-specific concerns, visit our section on Probation and Parole.
Gregory Rodriguez, 47, was sentenced to 224 years for sexually assaulting nine inmates over an 11-year period at the women’s prison in Chowchilla
Girl Scouts Beyond Bars offers the only in-person visitation for inmates, helping mothers and daughters reconnect through shared activities
‘Not denied for past mistakes’: Nev. prison highlights cosmetology program with low recidivism rates
Since 2016, only two out of 85 cosmetology graduates at Florence McClure Women’s Correctional Center have returned to prison
James Theodore Highhouse forced inmates seeking his spiritual guidance at Calif. prison to have sex with him
Deputies took two hours to respond to the homeless woman’s call for help, then stopped at Starbucks on the way to the hospital; the woman lost the pregnancy
The study, called the Gender Informed Practices Assessment, takes a compressive systemic look at women’s prison practices
Rape and sexual battery of female inmates at the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center “was rampant, routine, and widespread,” according to the woman’s lawsuit
Jail’s medical staff tended to the mom and infant, who was born weeks before his due date
Inmates enrolled in courses at a local community college will be able to use the laptops while taking classes
Former prisoners, advocates and federal investigators have long raised concerns about the office’s effectiveness
At least five women at Lee Arrendale State Prison have been shackled or placed in solitary confinement or both within six weeks of having a baby
The body cameras, bought with a $250,000 grant, will “offer greater oversight, accountability, and security of our facilities,” officials said
The project aims to help women recover from substance use disorders and reenter the workforce after prison
Women face different obstacles during reentry than those of their male counterparts
Lisa Montgomery was pronounced dead at 1:31 a.m. after the Supreme Court cleared the way for the execution to move forward
Boston’s sheriff is ending his office’s longtime relationship with ICE in order to house more female inmates
All women incarcerated in Virginia prisons will soon be located in the central region of the state
The move comes after months of review by prison officials and the threat of a lawsuit
Female inmate Erin Loftus was charged with one count each of assault and harassment of a corrections officer and pleaded not guilty to the charges
The class-action lawsuit was filed in 2010 on behalf of former inmates
The policy changes are part of a $610,000 lawsuit settlement with a Bronx woman who was shackled during childbirth
The R.I.S.E. Program provides inmates with a free cosmetology education and partners with salons to help hire program graduates
Female inmate had sex with a male inmate and deliberately got pregnant in an effort to get released
A birth last week brought focus on the issue of pregnant inmates and jails’ responsibilities while in their care
The baby was delivered by COs while the inmate was being transported for a medical check
The lawsuit says the searches were unconstitutional and alleges the women were subjected to crude remarks
The 2014 report documented abusive sexual contact between staff and prisoners, profane and unprofessional sexualized language and harassment
The lawsuit claims that more than 200 inmates suffered from the parasitic mites
A former inmate is pushing a proposal that would require state prisons and county jails to make tampons and napkins readily available for female inmates.
A woman who gave birth in jail alleges state officials denied her medical care leading up to her delivery
The female prison population has risen while the youth center sits empty
Officials hope the move will resolve a yearlong mystery in which more than 200 women have complained about itchy rashes from an unknown cause
Deon “Strawberry” Hampton requested the transfer on grounds she’d be less vulnerable to the sexual assault, taunting and beatings she was subjected to in male prisons
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