Women Behind Bars Are Often Survivors of Abuse. A Series of New Laws Aim to Reduce Their Sentences CHICAGO (AP) — Advocates for domestic violence survivors in Illinois celebrated earlier this ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill making it easier for incarcerated domestic violence survivors to get reduced sentences.

Saying his goal was dignity, compassion and empathy for women behind bars, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy proposed a wide-ranging bill to change how women are treated while incarcerated.

Food & Drink Local News Women behind bars: State takes a new approach Originally published November 3, 2013 at 9:00 pm Updated November 4, 2013 at 4:49 pm ...

Most land behind bars in their 30s, the peak career-building years, then leave without a résumé of any kind, maybe a high school degree, and, um, that awkward, really bright-red flag of a felony ...

More than 200,000 women in the U.S. are living behind bars; most are in prison for non-violent crimes, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and serving far longer sentences than other ...

More than 200,000 women in the U.S. are living behind bars; most are in prison for non-violent crimes, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and serving far longer sentences than other ...