Ten years ago this week, Congress unanimously approved the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) to end sexual violence behind bars. The law arrived too late for Rodney Hulin, whose mother, Linda ...

Incarcerated transgender adults and juveniles experience violence and sexual abuse at the hands of inmates and staff, despite constitutional protections. This experience is shared by all transgender ...

New York State’s Bedford Hills Correctional facility, Illinois’ Pontiac Correctional Center and Albion Correctional Facility in New York State are the three U.S. prisons with the highest reported ...

A former detention officer is facing multiple charges after investigators say he engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with ...

The Harris County Sheriff's Office has run afoul of a federal law aimed at reducing sexual assaults in jails, leaving 17-year-old inmates with virtually no place to go while awaiting trial in adult ...