The Color of Climate

How the U.S. Prison System Contributes to Climate Change

New research links mass incarceration and increased carbon emissions

Drew Costley
Published in
4 min readJan 11, 2021

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Photo illustration: “The Color of Climate” text and photos of silver handcuffs, and heat station pipes behind barbed wire
Photo illustration, images: Yury Karamanenko, Denisfilm/iStock via Getty

This is The Color of Climate, a weekly column from Future Human exploring how climate change and other environmental issues uniquely impact the future of communities of color.

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Drew Costley
Future Human

Drew Costley is a Staff Writer at FutureHuman covering the environment, health, science and tech. Previously @ SFGate, East Bay Express, USA Today, etc.