Dozens of pregnant women locked up in county jails described excruciating pain, saying their cries for help were ignored as they miscarried or gave birth into cell toilets or on filthy jail floors.

Correction: This story has been corrected to reflect that this is not the first women’s prison in the state of North Dakota. MANDAN, ND (KXNET) — Construction is moving full speed ahead on the Heart ...

CANYON COUNTY, Idaho — Canyon County commissioners recently voted to allocate $7.5 million from the county's reserve funds to build a women's jail facility, moving forward with a project that has been ...

ATHENS — One morning in the courthouse, Selina Watts messaged her boss in tears. Drug court demanded another test, and she wouldn’t make it to work on time. She feared the job she’d just landed would ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The new Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women, a $160 million facility in St. Gabriel, is now open after three years of construction. State officials, ...

Rapid City, S.D. (KELO) — Governor Larry Rhoden stopped by the currently under-construction Women’s Prison in Rapid City earlier today to discuss the progress. The new Women’s Prison will house up to ...

The Dublin City Council on Tuesday night is poised to pass a resolution that opposes turning the now-closed women's prison – FCI Dublin – into any kind of detention facility in the future. The ...