A man has been arrested after he allegedly assaulted three women in Augusta, according to a press release from the Augusta Police Department.

AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - Friday was Women Veterans Appreciation Day at the State House. Gov. Janet Mills, veterans, organizations, and services from around the state gathered in Augusta to ...

California passed the nation’s first prosecutor-initiated resentencing law in 2018. Few women benefited from these laws, until now.

A man accused of the murder of his wife and attempted murder of his daughter has died in the Port Augusta Prison. The death is not suspicious and will be the subject of a coronial investigation.

U.S. criminal justice policies have led to a 585 percent increase in the incarcerated women’s population since 1980 and have resulted in the highest female incarceration rate in the world.

Department of Corrections officials said the move will clear beds for the roughly 60 women awaiting a prison placement in county jails across Montana.

Fitzpatrick says construction of new women's prison at least a year away.

A former guard at Montana Women’s Prison has been accused of raping a woman in custody and smuggling contraband into the prison for her. Andre Hunter pleaded not guilty Tuesday to two counts of ...

A new section of Port Augusta Prison had barriers that were constructed wide enough that a prisoner could slip through. The design flaw was fixed before the unit opened.

For the state, the dilemma becomes how to keep those women safe while also protecting male prisoners whose gender dysphoria puts them at risk among the male prison population.

Pregnancies and time with families Some elements within the prison are unique to women. At any given time, about 17 to 20 inmates are pregnant and receive visits from obstetricians and gynecologists.