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The incarcerated population is getting older, but correctional facilities lag in menopause care. Kwaneta Harris is working to fill the gaps in women's prisons. For most of Kwaneta Harris' life, menopause was not something she heard people talk about. She

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Incarcerated women already face a long list of environmental hazards - extreme heat, unhealthy food and limited opportunities to exercise, to name a few - that significantly complicate and exacerbate menopause and its associated symptoms. Many incarcerate

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 13, 2026 MEDIA CONTACT: Annie Roge, Associate Director of Communications, Impact Justice [email protected] THE AWARD PUTS AN UNPRECEDENTED SPOTLIGHT ON FOOD SCARCITY, POOR NUTRITION, AND USE OF FOOD AS PUNISHMENT IN PRISO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 11, 2026 MEDIA CONTACT: Annie Roge, Associate Director of Communications, Impact Justice [email protected] James Beard Media Award winners will be announced on Saturday, June 13th at Chicago awards ceremony. CHICAGO, IL -

Think about the last meal that meant something to you. Maybe it was cooked by someone you love. Maybe it marked a celebration, or offered comfort after a hard day. Food is one of the most fundamental ways we affirm our humanity - and the humanity of those

Twenty years ago today, on June 8, 2006, the Commission on Safety and Abuse in America's Prisons released Confronting Confinement in conjunction with the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. As someone who played a role in that national reckoning and