Unequal Justice
Saudi women can drive, but are their voices being heard?
At this juncture, reforms in women’s rights demonstrate that the kingdom is en route to modernizing. However, some of the actions of Saudi authorities — such as the arrest of prominent women's rights activists — are seemingly at odds with the image the reforms want to project.
In one Oklahoma county, the number of women in prison is falling. This treatment program might be why.
Here's a list of ways to help women who've been incarcerated
Many women come out of prison with almost nothing. This woman helps them through the first 72 hours.
'I don't want to miss any more': One woman tries to stay clean and out of jail
Can First Nations Court stop Indigenous women from ending up in prison?
"People really had compassion, affection, understanding and patience — something that you don't get in regular court." That's how one Indigenous woman describes her day in First Nations Court.
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A US-style drug war brings a terrible cost: Thai prisons packed full of women
But drug policy liberalizers are convinced that in coming years, the drug war will recede and a more merciful approach will take its place.
As more women are incarcerated in Mexico, so are their babies
"Why is this kid in here?" one man says of the girl he adopted, who lived with her mom in prison until several years ago.
She was arrested for carrying a suitcase lined with cocaine into Canada. Her court case changed the law.
Cheyenne Sharma admitted transporting more than 4 pounds of cocaine into Canada. But her lawyers put the country's colonial history on trial.
Women filling Mexico's prisons are the 'lowest rungs of the drug trade'
The number of women going to jail in Mexico is on the rise. Many are single moms trying to support their families.
There are more women in prison than ever before
Our series takes a global look at the problem: why women are ending up in prison, what it's like for them inside and how activists are fighting to keep people out.
As opioids land more women in prison, Ohio finds alternative treatments
"We cannot arrest our way out of the problem," some advocates say.