N.J. breaks ground on new women’s prison after years of scandal at Edna Mahan

The Chesterfield facility will replace a prison plagued by abuse and controversy, even as legal battles over past misconduct ...
KSLA

‘Better living conditions’: New $5M women’s prison in Minden currently in early stages of construction

WEBSTER PARISH, La. (KSLA) - A new women’s prison is being built on Penal Farm Road in Minden. This is an upgrade from the current women’s jail located on the 4th floor of the courthouse. Webster ...
Yahoo

FreeHer March set for Sept. 13 in Framingham MA to oppose women's prison plan

Formerly incarcerated women will lead a march on Saturday, Sept. 13, from the Framingham Centre Common to MCI-Framingham to protest the state's plan to invest $360 million in renovating the women's ...
NJ.com

Indictment of former Edna Mahan women’s prison officers and officials dismissed by judge

An indictment against more than a dozen people who worked at the now shuttered Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for women were dismissed Thursday by a judge in Hunterdon County. The employees, ...