Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kristina Chambers, center, at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center during a break in her manslaughter trial in Houston in ...

A bill that passed the SC Senate was championed by both anti-abortion groups and pro-choice groups, with a goal of allowing ...

A bill that would allow pregnant women sentenced to incarceration to defer their sentences until after the birth of their child recently advanced out of the Alabama House Judiciary Committee. “Alabama ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina lawmakers are considering a bill that could allow some pregnant women convicted of certain crimes to serve their sentences outside of jail for a period of time. The ...

A man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for assaulting his pregnant ex-girlfriend while he was out on parole.Keshaun Simpson was sentenced Monday after a jury found him guilty of assault, ...

A glaring gender inequality in prison healthcare has been exposed after a pregnant inmate was denied a medical termination ...