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Guide: How to Navigate Perimenopause and Menopause in Prison

Experiencing perimenopause and menopause in prison can be difficult. Here is some practical advice from medical experts and from incarcerated women who have done it.

News • 07.22.2026

Women Are Sent to This Federal Prison for Dialysis. They Say It’s Killing Them.

Patients at Carswell medical prison in Texas describe unsanitary conditions, missed treatments and substandard care.

Feature • 12.16.2025

The Domestic Abuse Survivor to Prison Pipeline

Researchers surveyed people who kill their abusers. They found several complicated reasons why survivors end up in prison because of abuse.

Closing Argument • 09.14.2024

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