The Effect of Climate Change on Incarcerated Individuals

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 19, 2023

Alleen Brown, climate journalist, talks about "Climate and Punishment," a groundbreaking project for which she and her colleague Akil Harris received a 2023 Covering Climate Now journalism award. The project, which includes stories published by The Intercept, explores the effects of climate change and related disasters on prisons and incarcerated people within them.

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