Fighting Against the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer Identity, Valena Beety examines how women and queer ...

The Washington State Supreme Court will rule on whether Amber Kim, who is trans, can return to a women’s prison.

Public defenders say judges routinely fail to consider whether defendants can afford bail, leaving people jailed on low-level ...

Public defenders say judges routinely fail to consider whether defendants can afford bail, leaving people jailed on low-level charges.

Public defenders say judges routinely fail to consider whether defendants can afford bail, leaving poor and homeless people jailed on low-level charges. Other counties have already faced civil rights ...

Three days after Todd Sidesinger was released from the hospital for heart failure in February 2024, he was taken to jail for unpaid court costs and fees, totaling about $1,500. Within 48 hours, he ...

This story was co-published with Truthout. Between 2016 and 2025, Michelle Shoemaker spent more than $1,000 on songs and games for her tablet — a rudimentary, prison-approved device she purchased from ...

Faced with transphobia and repression, people imprisoned in Washington State are still finding ways to celebrate Pride. Men Against Sexism member Ed Mead walks with his lover, Danny Atteberry, through ...

Faced with transphobia and repression, people imprisoned in Washington State are still finding ways to celebrate Pride. Erica R. Meiners, Jaime Sauceda, Ye Qing J.

This story was co-published with Truthout. “I am the ONLY female being held in a male prison here in New Jersey all because I am transgender,” Gia Valentina told Truthout. In January 2026, after years ...