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.

Nearly 100 years ago on Nov. 24, 1928, the first federal prison for women in the country, the Federal Industrial Institution, ...

The Community Love Fund is an initiative of The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, ...

A 43-year-old convicted murderer incarcerated since a teen has been handed an additional 12 months behind bars for confining ...

Women in this facility endure dehumanizing procedures that contradict every value espoused in the Governor’s river of hope-filled sentiments. It is the height of irony. In the same month officially ...

Up to 90% of women sentenced to prisons in the US are survivors of sexual and physical violence, either in childhood, adulthood or both. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer recently announced her ...