On a spring day earlier this year, the prison gymnasium at the Maryland Correctional Institution for women, about 25 minutes outside Baltimore, was decorated in blue and yellow balloons and flowers.

“My God, you also handed my son freedom,” said Patricia Cortes when she left El Buen Pastor prison on September 17, 2024. She had hoped to be able to guarantee her son’s food and health upon leaving ...

WELCOME TO CITYLINE. I’M KAREN HOLMES WARD. LATER IN THE PROGRAM, STATE LEGISLATION ADDRESSING THE GENDER WAGE GAP. BUT FIRST, THE SYSTEM FOR INCARCERATED WOMEN COMES WITH ITS UNIQUE CHALLENGES. BUT ...

Hilde Tubex receives funding from The Western Australian Office of Crime Statistics and Research (WACSAR) Criminal Justice Research Grant. Natalie Gately receives funding from The Western Australian ...