A new home for formerly incarcerated women is one of a handful in the state to help the women reenter society.

Massachusetts opened a new Framingham reintegration house to help women nearing release adjust to life outside prison.

Women’s incarceration has increased by more than 600% since 1980, according to a new report from The Sentencing Project. Four decades ago, about 26,000 women were held in jails or prisons in the ...

As Christmas approaches in a women's prison, the decorations and trees become brighter and fill up more of the available space, covering up blank walls and distracting the eye from harsh lighting and ...