The body of 12-year-old Karissa Boudreau was found on the banks of the LaHave River in 2008. Her mother, Penny, eventually ...

Women are often imprisoned for nonviolent crimes; their pathways into prison reflect high rates of childhood trauma.

A GP who indecently assaulted patients as he carried out routine medical examinations has failed to have his 22-year prison ...

The Oscar-contending short film 'Exodus,' directed by Nimco Sheikhaden, follows two women released from prison and asks "What ...

Police said forensic testing and genetic genealogy identified Kenneth Smith as the person who killed two women in the 1980s ...

A women’s rights organization is seeking permission from the Federal Court to challenge the government’s policy allowing ...

Four new housing projects intended for women fleeing violence and facing socioeconomic vulnerability are opening in Montreal.

In September, Grierson’s warden reclassified Elder as medium security and ordered him transferred to Bowden Institution.

Incarcerated women have accused at least 83 California correctional officers of sex assault in lawsuits that are playing out ...

Ontario jails are heading toward a record year for overcrowding, remand populations and lockdowns just as politicians debate ...

Guarded by Predators” is an investigative series exposing rape and abuse by Idaho’s prison guards and the system that shields ...