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Full List of U.S. Women’s Prisons
A complete list of all federal and state women’s prisons in the U.S. with links to their websites.
Compendium of Rules on Access
The full listing of rules on access to menstrual products in prisons and jails in the U.S.
Federal Prison Information
A table of federal prisons that house women, as well as a link to their websites, the price of pads and tampons in their commissary, and whether the inmate handbooks mention these items specifically.
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Women’s U.S. Prison Locations
All information and images for federal prisons taken from the Federal Bureau of Prisons site on female offenders. Information and images for state prisons taken from state Department of Corrections sites.
A nonprofit and resource for researchers, academics, policy-makers, advocates, and those who have been directly impacted. This website is a collection of information on access to menstrual products and support for menstruation in federal and state prisons. All of the information is publicly accessible, linked to the source wherever possible, and dated. **A quick note that this issue exists in other facilities such as jails and immigration detention centers. Also, not every woman menstruates and not everyone who menstruates is a woman.**
Please note that nothing on this site should be taken as legal advice and referenced materials may not reflect new policies. See full legal disclaimer.
Page last updated September 8, 2026