http://www.womenandprison.org en Beyondmedia Education Copyright 2015 Sat, 06 Jun 2015 16:42:41 GMT http://bit.ly/1KVbTQQ http://womenandprison.org/site/creating_community-based_alternatives_to_incarceration_a_win-win_for_parent/#id:1255#date:16:42 Formerly incarcerated women push Massachusetts legislators to propose a bill to create community-­based sentencing alternatives for non-­violent primary caretakers of dependent children.

]]> Sat, 06 Jun 2015 16:42 GMT http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1506/S00049/why-are-we-sending-women-with-children-to-prison.htm http://womenandprison.org/site/why_are_we_sending_women_with_children_to_prison/#id:1257#date:16:57 New Zealand's Child Poverty Action Group supports the latest report from the Families Commission "Improving outcomes for children with a parent in prison."

]]> Fri, 05 Jun 2015 16:57 GMT http://www.folsomtelegraph.com/article/6/04/15/70-women-graduate-career-technical-education-programs-folsom-prison http://womenandprison.org/site/70_women_graduate_in_career_technical_education_programs_at_folsom_prison/#id:1256#date:16:51 Women received certifications in computer-aided design, pre-apprentice construction labor, pre-apprentice carpentry and healthcare facilities maintenance that will help them gain employment after release from prison.

]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2015 16:51 GMT http://www.courthousenews.com/2015/06/03/former-inmate-can-pursue-prison-rape-case.htm http://womenandprison.org/site/former_inmate_can_pursue_prison_rape_case/#id:1258#date:17:08 While the federal court ruled that some of her complaints were void due to the statute of limitations, some of her claims can move forward.

]]> Wed, 03 Jun 2015 17:08 GMT http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/23/opinions/smith-rikers-lawsuit-sex-abuse/index.html http://womenandprison.org/site/a_harrowing_reminder_in_prison_sex_abuse_suit/#id:1254#date:23:50 A new lawsuit by women prisoners at Rikers Island Jail in New York are part of a long history of coerced and forced sex by male jailers.

]]> Mon, 25 May 2015 23:50 GMT http://www.theprovince.com/life/appeal+court+ruling+babies+prison/9478551/story.html http://womenandprison.org/site/b.c._wont_appeal_court_ruling_to_let_babies_to_serve_time_with_their_incarc/#id:1244#date:21:16 The B.C. government has decided not to appeal a court ruling that allows babies to remain with their incarcerated mothers.

]]> Fri, 07 Feb 2014 21:16 GMT http://bit.ly/1ngZzdt http://womenandprison.org/site/hrw_report_documents_abuses_suffered_by_iraqi_women_in_prison/#id:1245#date:21:19 Iraqi authorities detain thousands of Iraqi women, subjecting them to torture and mistreatment, including threats of sexual abuse, Human Rights Watch said.

]]> Thu, 06 Feb 2014 21:19 GMT http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/02/05/65117.htm http://womenandprison.org/site/outrageous_abuses_reported_at_hawaii_prison/#id:1238#date:20:19 A male prison warden filmed his "public sexual shamings" in which female inmates had to disclose their "rape, childhood sexual abuse ... sexual preferences [and] sexual deviations," while he called them "whores" in front of male inmates, a woman claims in a federal class action.

]]> Wed, 05 Feb 2014 20:19 GMT http://bit.ly/LQQwnS http://womenandprison.org/site/how_to_help_the_real_women_of_orange_is_the_new_black/#id:1242#date:20:37 A midwest blogger supports Chicago Books to Women in Prison, a volunteer organization that  fulfills female prisoners’ requests for books.

]]> Tue, 04 Feb 2014 20:37 GMT http://www.sandiego6.com/story/woman-who-escaped-from-michigan-prison-37-years-ago-arrested-in-san-diego-20140204 http://womenandprison.org/site/woman_who_escaped_from_michigan_prison_37_years_ago_arrested_in_san_diego/#id:1239#date:20:22 SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A woman who allegedly escaped from a Midwestern prison 37 years ago was captured in the Balboa Park-area neighborhood where she was living.

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