For nine years, female inmates have been scattered across Louisiana in temporary housing arrangements. Now, they have their own brand-new facility.

LOWELL — Lowell is not immune to the state's homeless crisis, and Community Teamwork, a locally-based nonprofit community action agency, is opening the first women’s shelter in the city to ...

The new Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women, a $160 million facility in St. Gabriel, is now open after three years of construction.

LOWELL — According to a 2024 report published by the National Alliance to End Homelessness, the total number of homeless women in Massachusetts between 2022 and 2023 increased by 24.2%. Lowell ...