The Appeal (The Appeal) has unveiled their first-of-its-kind project 'Locked In, Priced Out,' which exposes the harsh realities of prison commissary prices nationwide. Learn more and be sure to check it out: theappeal.org/tag/locked-in-…

Congrats to our board president josie duffy rice for this well-deserved recognition! Check out Unreformed here: schoolofhumans.com/podcast-portfo…

A first-of-its-kind investigation by The Appeal into prison commissaries across the country has revealed exploitative and inconsistent pricing: theappeal.org/locked-in-pric…

Bravo to The Appeal for launching the first ever database of prison commissary lists from 46 states. This is a harrowing, but important, reminder of another way the prison industrial complex further dehumanizes incarcerated people and their loved ones.
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A new federal program called the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund could help bring air conditioning—and clean energy infrastructure—to prisons and jails across the country. Janos Marton explains how this would work and why it's necessary. theappeal.org/prison-air-con…

In total, 44 states lack universal air conditioning requirements in their prisons—including 13 known for extreme heat. During summer, cells can get well into the triple digits. A new climate program could help install AC powered by clean energy. theappeal.org/prison-air-con…

🌎 This #EarthDay , we are reminded of the risks incarcerated people in California state prisons face as climate change accelerates.

💬 “We feel hopeless and understand if anything happens, we are out of luck.'

theappeal.org/california-pri… via Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg 🇵🇸 The Appeal

As summer approaches, many of the nearly 2 million people in correctional facilities nationwide are at risk of facing extreme heat without air conditioning. A new program called the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund could catalyze action, writes Janos Marton. theappeal.org/prison-air-con…

Pretrial detainees at NY’s Broome County Jail work without pay after being promised compensation, according to a new lawsuit. One man says he refused to continue working unpaid and was thrown in 'keep lock,' a form of solitary. Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg 🇵🇸 reports. theappeal.org/broome-county-…

In total, 44 states lack universal air conditioning requirements in their prisons—including 13 known for extreme heat. During summer, cells can get well into the triple digits. A new climate program could help install AC powered by clean energy. theappeal.org/prison-air-con…

LAWSUIT: Corrections officers in NY’s Broome County Jail assure pretrial detainees will be paid for their labor. But once assigned a job, they receive no compensation and are forced to work under threat of disciplinary sanctions and solitary confinement.
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Around 48 states have laws that make it unlawful to sit, sleep or lie outside.

These carceral policies don’t stop there—some states will arrest you for feeding unhoused ppl. Texas + Louisiana put up signs saying don’t give money to homeless ppl.
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The Supreme Court is hearing a case today that’s been decades in the making:

In Grants Pass, Oregon, the city made it illegal to sleep outside—a law targeting homeless people.

But there are NO homeless shelters in Grants Pass. So being homeless essentially becomes a crime.

Thousands of jails and prisons across the country lack air-conditioning.

The horrific heat leads to suffering, violence, and medical maladies.

We believe that the $ billions in clean energy investments unlocked by the GGRF could bring AC to prisons.
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In light of today's SCOTUS arguments in Grants Pass, worth re-reading this 2022 story about LA's playbook for a 'forever war' against the unhoused, now in use in cities nationwide. Expect to see these tactics & much worse if justices rule for Grants Pass. theappeal.org/homeless-encam…

As summer approaches, many of the nearly 2 million people in correctional facilities nationwide are at risk of facing extreme heat without air conditioning. A new program called the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund could catalyze action, writes Janos Marton. theappeal.org/prison-air-con…

People imprisoned in many states are charged significantly more for essential items than those outside even though they typically earn pennies an hour — or no wages at all. Investigation finds prices inside 5 times higher and markups as high as 600%. theappeal.org/locked-in-pric…

Many incarcerated people rely on commissaries to buy medications, shampoo, and other essential supplies. Yet the quality of those products is often poor & the quantity is often insufficient. How prison commissary price-gouging preys on incarcerated people theappeal.org/locked-in-pric…

Too often, prison commissaries price-gouge basic necessities.

It takes incarcerated Hoosiers, who are often confined to dangerously hot prisons in the summer and can earn as little as 30 cents an hour, more than 100 hours of work to afford an 8-inch fan.
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Locked In, Priced Out: How Prison Commissary Price-Gouging Preys on the Incarcerated - The Appeal theappeal.org/locked-in-pric…