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.
Crocheting is part of the “healthy hobbies” program for the women living in the minimum security pre-release facility
After calling for help CO Hanna Suite defended herself and was helped by other inmates
More than half of the employees at Coffee Creek feel it is “not a psychologically safe facility for staff,” the researchers wrote
Ladies of Leath Women’'s Correctional Institution in Greenwood has been handcrafting patriotic American flag bow ties since Tight Lines Y’all teamed with Prison Industriess
Female prisoners are actively working as ‘recruiters’ for outside pimps
Some legislators are questioning why how she died and why she was in jail in the first place
Jamie Hein suffers from hereditary angioedema, which costs taxpayers $416,000 a year
For the second time in a matter of eight months, a Marion County Jail inmate was put in the wrong cell block
Two days per month, two troops comprised of 19 offenders’ daughters are shuttled to the Jessup facility to bond with their mothers
Minnesota’s FCI Waseca is getting a beauty salon with all the fixings, all on the government’s tab
A new program implemented at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women will allow women to raise their children behind bars
Staff with high moral character will not take advantage of offenders, regardless of their gender
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