Women exiting California's prison system without access to adequate food can spiral into poverty and recidivism. Activists and lawmakers are pushing for more generous benefits and less red tape ...

The women we worked with saw prison food as another form of social control. Many said they felt a loss of identity due to not cooking for themselves. However, ...

MEXICO CITY — A women’s prison in Mexico plagued by food poisoning and poor medical care has now been hit by a wave of eight suicides in the last 4 1/2 months, authorities confirmed Thursday.

Food in the feds can vary from prison to prison because kitchen staff is either more inmate-friendly or less. We had a kitchen boss for awhile that was stealing a lot, and that made our portions ...

Prisoners at Glasgow's newest custody centre for women have had their food budget cut by 25%. Glasgow’s new women’s jail has ...

For some women in Mexico, ... Contaminated meals occasionally cause mass food poisoning events: In 2022, 400 women fell ill after eating rotten food in a federal prison in the state of Morelos.

Governor Maura Healey's plan, which is nine times more expensive than a replacement pitched during the tenure of former ...

“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 ...

Chained for hours on a prison bus without access to food, water or a toilet. Told by guards to urinate on the floor. Held "like sardines in a jar," as many as 27 women in a small holding cell.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A women’s prison in Mexico plagued by food poisoning and poor medical care has now been hit by a wave of eight suicides in the last 4 1/2 months, authorities confirmed Thursday.