CCWP has represented the women of California’s prison system. They have protested abuse and injustice, celebrated victories in justice reform, fought … [Read more...]
Federal officials review housing policies for transgender prisoners
Federal prison officials are reviewing transgender housing in the wake of rollbacks imposed during the Trump administration, The Associated Press … [Read more...]
De cadena perpetua a fundadora
Dana Cheatum ayuda a mujeres recien liberadas a transformar sus vidas —Traducido Por: Heriberto Arredondo English version: … [Read more...]
Invisible warriors: Author shines light on California’s incarcerated female firefighters
Risking their lives for minimal pay, incarcerated female firefighters in California work to save residential neighborhoods and national … [Read more...]
Incarcerated women join California’s firefight: Female prisoners log millions of hours in the battle against the state’s intensifying wildfires
Year-round, incarcerated women in California prisons are putting their lives on the line fighting fires up and down the state to limit major … [Read more...]
Survivor finds strength to heal
It’s hard to describe the impact of what being assaulted and raped had on my life because it changed my life completely. For years I thought my life … [Read more...]
LWOP women released after years behind bars
Women who have served decades in California's state prisons are given a second chance at life after enduring some of the state’s harsher sentencing. … [Read more...]
Hysterectomies alleged at Georgia ICE facility
Several immigrant women were deported back to their country of origin missing vital organs as well as a chance at the American dream. Immigrant women … [Read more...]
Inmigrantes denuncian histerectomías no autorizadas en centros de detención
Varias mujeres inmigrantes fueron deportadas a sus países de origen tras haber sido detenidas por lCE y haber sufrido la pérdida de algunos de sus … [Read more...]
The Fire Inside interview with Kelly Savage (reprint)
We [The Fire Inside] interviewed Kelly Savage, freed in Nov. 2018 after 23 years of an LWOP sentence. Kelly has been busy coordinating the Drop LWOP … [Read more...]