Climate Justice and Mass Incarceration
People who are incarcerated are disproportionately vulnerable to climate hazards, and this population is often ignored and/or excluded from conversations about climate change. Carceral institutions and public policy are largely unprepared for the environmental threats that persist as a result of our warming planet. Using the recent report, Hidden Hazards: The Impacts of Climate Change on Incarcerated People in California State Prisons, as a starting point for discussion, speakers will explore ways to address the potentially deadly challenges for those who are incarcerated, as well as areas for further study and action.
Harvard Radcliffe Institute gratefully acknowledges the Ethel and David Jackson Fund for the Future Climate, which is supporting this event.
Speakers
Alleen Brown, independent investigative journalist; senior editor, Drilled
Juan Haines, editor-in-chief, Solitary Watch, and former senior editor, San Quentin News
Eric Henderson, coauthor, "Hidden Hazards: The Impacts of Climate Change on Incarcerated People in California State Prisons," and founder, Eric Henderson Consulting
Amika Mota, executive director, Sister Warriors
Ufuoma Ovienmhada, PhD student, Aeronautics and Astronautics Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and research assistant, MIT Media Lab
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