Gabriel City » Female Prisoners http://gabrielcity.com Gabriel City is a community for the tens of millions of Americans directly affected by our criminal justice system. We come together to share our stories and help to shape new ones. Inmates and the formerly incarcerated, family members of those serving time, men and women under community supervision, professionals in criminal justice and corrections, and the victims of crime; we support and respect each other as we work to break the endless cycle of crime and incarceration that afflicts our nation. Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:18:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Virginia Warden to Step Down http://gabrielcity.com/news-and-journalism/virginia-warden-to-step-down.html http://gabrielcity.com/news-and-journalism/virginia-warden-to-step-down.html#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:14:13 +0000 hcdmedia http://gabrielcity.com/?p=2712 Barbara Wheeler, warden of Virginia’s Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women, is retiring. An Associated Press report in June found that inmates who were defined as masculine looking and were mainly lesbians were separated from the other women and placed in wing often referred to as the “butch wing” or “little boys wing.” In addition to reporting on homophobia, the report found that inmates had limited access to religious services.

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More of Ava Berkofsky’s photography can be found on her website.

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