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California’s incarcerated population has aged rapidly over the past 30 years. A new report recommends pathways for release.

At least 10 women and girls say they were groomed at what was once Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch in New Mexico.

Elisabeth Moss, Kerry Washington and Kate Mara teaming up to star in a new psychological thriller for Apple TV called ...

Although it’s often described as the oldest profession in the world, firsthand accounts from sex workers in Mendocino are few and far between. Women often During Mendocino’s logging boom, brothels and ...

The Israeli air force launched a wave of strikes targeting Iran’s “terror regime in the Meidan area in western Iran,” the IDF said on X.

Women charged with a crime in Senegal are at the mercy of a slow judicial process and prisons that may lack basic supplies.

Nestled in the wild Bavona Valley near Cevio, Sonlerto is a charming medieval village in the canton of Ticino. The valley is known for its dramatic scenery and enormous rock formations that have ...

Mysterious women with egg-shaped skulls found in medieval, Bavarian graves weren't locals, but rather immigrant brides.

Matthew Roy stands in front of the Maine Correctional Center last month. His wife, Katie Mountain, is one of several women ...

Approximately 150 female inmates were transferred from the Dayton Correctional Institution recently as the facility grapples with the lowest level of correctional officer staffing in Ohio. The ...