“A Virginia woman says state prison officials terminated a visit with her husband and accused her of attempting to smuggle drugs with a tampon days after the state suspended a policy that would have banned women from wearing the feminine hygiene product to visits. The confrontation marked the latest incident in which officials used contraband to exert their power over incarcerated women and visitors’ periods. Several formerly incarcerated women and their loved ones spoke to Shadowproof about this practice, painting a picture in which menstruation is used to humiliate, shame, and create fear among imprisoned and visiting women.”