women and justice
Shackling Pregnant Prisoners Should Be Against Federal Law: Paper
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Two scholars argue that restraining incarcerated pregnant women poses health and development risks to both mothers and babies.
women and justice
Texas Judge Issues Injunction Against Anti-Abortion Group
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Attorneys representing Texas Right to Life agreed to a temporary restraining order blocking the group and its members from filing lawsuits against abortion providers under the state’s harsh new anti-abortion law.
women and justice
Justice Department Sues Texas Over Abortion Ban
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“The act is clearly unconstitutional under longstanding Supreme Court precedent,” Said Attorney General Merrick Garland during a news conference Thursday.
women and justice
Will U.S. Women Take Advantage of Mexico’s ‘Watershed’ Abortion Law?
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Mexico’s Supreme Court has ruled that it’s now unconstitutional to punish abortion as a crime. “Could the safest way for Texan women to have access to a safe, legal abortion soon be to make their way to Mexico?” asked Paula Avila-Guillen, executive director of the Women’s Equality Center in Washington, D.C.
women and justice
Prisons Fail to Address Needs of Pregnant Incarcerees: Report
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An estimated 58,000 pregnant women are admitted into U.S. jails and prisons every year, and thousands of women give birth while incarcerated. A new report found that correctional authorities have yet to adequately recognize pregnancy and postpartum needs in policy or in practice.
Women and Justice
Moms Behind Bars
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Nearly 150,000 mothers will be in prisons and jails this Mother’s Day. And that means their children will effectively be imprisoned as well by a system that inflicts long-term trauma and financial strain on families, says the Prison Policy Initiative.
women and justice
Illinois Task Force Urges 250 Sweeping Reforms for Female Incarcerees
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Recommending changes that seek to reduce maltreatment and increase opportunities, while also lowering a swollen prison population, the task force says women behind bars in Illinois deserve better.
women and justice
Stronger Violence Against Women Act Faces Headwinds in Senate
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A stronger version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), reinforced to protect women from armed stalkers and increase funds for survivors of domestic violence, is shaping up as a test of the appetite for justice reform in the Biden era. One big sticking point for gun control critics is a provision barring anyone convicted of stalking from purchasing a firearm.
women and justice
#FreeHer Campaign Seeks Clemency for 100 Women
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With over 200,000 women and girls incarcerated in the United States, the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls is challenging the Biden administration to rectify the faults of a punitive criminal justice system he helped support.
TCR Special Reports
Ten Women Who Changed Criminal Justice in 2018
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The Crime Report is proud to spotlight ten individuals whose work not only symbolizes the emerging roles of women as justice change-makers, but also reflects the issues that dominated the justice agenda during 2018. Our picks include Christine Blasey Ford whose testimony at the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court hearings riveted the nation.