California Senate Bills do little to help victims of sexual violence requesting parole By Lilliana Paratore and Sara Kruzan In this … [Read more...]
WALL CITY, VOLUME 2, ISSUE 2: A LETTER TO MY SISTER ACTIVISTS, INSIDE AND OUT
By, Tina Curiel-Allen I aM SEnDInG yoU LoVE and light sister, and I hope that wherever you may be reading this from, you are at peace. By … [Read more...]
WALL CITY, VOLUME 2, ISSUE 2: Out, and about something
In their own words, four formerly incarcerated women describe their paths after they were released Topeka Sam co-founded Hope House NYC, which … [Read more...]
Tracking the healthcare of postpartum female prisoners
The U.S. has four percent of the world’s female population, but thirty percent of its female incarcerated population. Yet the first systematic … [Read more...]
Prison nurseries: incarcerating newborns with their mothers
Pregnant women face heart-wrenching consequences when they are incarcerated: not only must they give birth under harsh conditions, but then, most … [Read more...]
Hygiene products more readily available for incarcerated woman
Department of Health seal Female hygiene products are becoming more avail- able to incarcerated women, thanks to what is called “the menstrual … [Read more...]
Tourists unknowingly ask women prisoners for help
Inmates, at a women’s prison in Raleigh North Carolina do an unusual job, according to an article in USA Today. They spend their days answering an 800 … [Read more...]
The cost of reputation in prison: being transgender in prison
The purpose of earning a reputation in prison is for one reason—survival. However, the cost of survival may take extreme forms. “When I first … [Read more...]
Female prisoners and advocates fight against breast cancer
The fight against breast cancer found advocates and support from women prisoners and staff at the California Institution for Women (CIW). The … [Read more...]
CIW hosts second annual Suicide Prevention Week
Women prisoners at the California Institution for Women (CIW) were given the knowledge to promote awareness at its second annual Suicide Prevention … [Read more...]