When 67-year-old Brad Sigmon was put to death on March 7 in South Carolina, it was the first time in 15 years that an ...

For United Methodist minister Hillary Taylor, there's a reward in introducing outsiders to someone who is kind and ...

When 67-year-old Brad Sigmon was put to death on March 7 in South Carolina for the murder of his then-girlfriend's parents, ...

Many women are in prison for killing their abusive partners. Lawmakers in Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut and Massachusetts ...

Many women are in prison for killing their abusive partners ATLANTA -- Mary Favors is still plagued by nightmares from the days her husband beat her, choked her and verbally and sexually abused her.

Georgia lawmakers have approved a $250 million budget to improve prison conditions, including hiring 700 new guards and increasing staff salaries. Monique Monge, whose son died in custody ...

Prosecutors accused her of stabbing him. “It happened so fast,” Favors, 58, told The Associated Press from prison in Georgia, later adding, “I felt my life was at risk.” Between 74% and 95 ...

"I was kind of nervous on what they would say about me," Trinity confessed, reflecting on her initial thoughts about the pen pal project initiated by her teacher. A pen pal project bridges worlds ...

At other times, they say, people simply don’t believe women’s stories, with women of color like Favors who survive abuse especially likely to end up in prison. But under the Georgia Survivor ...

Henry Carpenter, a Lincoln High School junior, launched the Memory Care Connections pen pal club after volunteering at Emerson House, a memory care facility in Southeast Portland. He wanted to ...