Our latest exhibition introduces the women of medieval Europe through their own words, visions and experiences. Discover the themes of the exhibition and some of the star items in our digital webspace ...

the government is setting up a Women's Justice Board to look at reducing the number who go to prison. One alternative in Cheshire has inmates work in recycling glass, plastic and metal.

A monument to the women in the Netherlands who were killed because they were considered to be “witches” will be erected in ...

Their method of analysis may point the way to identifying more early medieval female scribes, who have gone unrecognized because they rarely, if ever, signed their work. “We do have a few ...

The issue poses a particular risk as at least 57 per cent of women in prison or under community supervision are survivors of domestic abuse, according to the charity Refuge. The Ministry of ...

Viewing links for the online version will be sent out in the confirmation email you receive after booking. Historian Hetta Howes’ charts the life and times of four medieval women: Marie de France, ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A former correctional officer at the Indiana Women's Prison was found guilty of abusing his authority to sexually assault and rape inmates while employed with the prison.

Medieval Women: In Their Own Words is made possible with support from Joanna and Graham Barker and Unwin Charitable Trust. The Medieval Women: In Their Own Words exhibition book supported by Cockayne ...

As part of a two-year investigation that has exposed everything from multinational companies benefiting from prison labor to incarcerated workers’ lack of rights and protections, AP reporters spoke to ...

The Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission said the Israeli Damon prison administration, where Palestinian female prisoners are held, confiscated their Islamic clothes including hijabs, and ...