The U.S. prison system is designed for men and is, thus, less responsive to the needs of women, and even less so for mothers.

Attackers targeted a prison near the French port city of Toulon overnight Monday to Tuesday, burning vehicles and firing shots at its walls, French authorities and a union said on Tuesday, adding ...

France's justice minister is transferring 100 of the country’s most dangerous inmates to a high-security prison to prevent them from running criminal operations from behind bars.