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Climate & Environment

These are stories about the environmental consequences of the prison industrial complex as well as how climate change and environmental issues affect prisons.

Subscribe to Inside Story to receive exclusive behind-the-scene looks at our best stories, as well as author profiles and other insights.

A building engulfed in flames
Posted inDispatch

When a Fire Struck a Texas Prison

by Cesar Hernandez October 12, 2023October 11, 2023
McConnell Unit in Beeville, Texas
Posted inCollections

5 Stories About Unhealthy Water Inside Prisons

by Elena Townsend-Lerdo and India Claudy October 11, 2023October 6, 2023
Prison fence with razor wire, background of burning sun in a deep orange sky
Posted inOpinion

What It’s Like to Be Cooked Alive in a Texas Prison

by Khaȧliq Shakur October 1, 2023September 29, 2023
California National Guard Soldiers support local first responders in rescue operations due to flooding in Monterey County, California, March 11, 2023
Posted inDispatch

Amid Flood Threats, a Postcard From Solitary

by Jessie Milo August 27, 2023August 22, 2023
Cell block at San Quentin State Prison, California
Posted inKites

The Deep Freeze Inside San Quentin’s ‘Jail Within a Jail’

by Joe Garcia August 6, 2023July 21, 2023
The summer noontime sun creates excessive heat for Georgia prisons
Posted inCollections

7 Stories About Extreme Weather From Writers Inside Prison

by Elena Townsend-Lerdo and India Claudy August 3, 2023August 4, 2023
Street and trees submerged in water due to flooding
Posted inKites

How Flooding Affected a California Prison

by Tue Kha July 25, 2023July 27, 2023
Faint outlines of hills are visible in a California dust storm.
Posted inDispatch

The Day the Blue Sky Disappeared

by Jessie Milo May 18, 2023May 18, 2023
Yellow flower glowing under the sun
Posted inCollections

8 Stories and Poems on Nature and Prison

by PJP Editors April 20, 2023April 20, 2023
Flooding in Florida after Hurricane Ian
Posted inPerspective

Hurricanes Hit My Home, and All I Can Do Is Sit Here

by Frank Morse March 30, 2023October 5, 2023

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