We, along with Forward Justice Action Network (FJAN), are a proud partner in the No New Letcher Prison campaign, a national effort of the Building Community Not Prisons coalition to stop the construction of a new federal prison in Letcher County, Kentucky. The prison would be constructed on top of a former strip coal mine, putting at risk the health of those incarcerated, their family members who visit, as well as correctional staff. There is no existing infrastructure, like sewage, water, and electricity, in the location of the proposed prison – this creates extra costs for the construction of the prison, while the infrastructure of Eastern Kentucky has yet to be fully repaired after the devastating historic floods of 2022. There is no public transportation, bus or train routes to the proposed site in the small community of Roxana, KY. This remote location would make it extremely expensive and nearly impossible for family members without personal transportation to visit their loved ones incarcerated at this prison. We don’t need more prison. Learn more about the campaign at Building Community Not Prisons.
Our sister organization, Forward Justice Action Network (FJAN), continued their involvement with the No New Letcher Prison campaign — a non-partisan national effort of the ‘Building Community Not Prisons’ (BCNP) coalition to stop the construction of a new federal prison in Letcher County, Kentucky.
The prison would be constructed on top of a former strip coal mine, putting at risk the health of those incarcerated, their family members who visit, as well as correctional staff. Forward Justice Director of Regional Strategy, Partnerships, & Capacity Building, Attica Scott, serves on the BCNP Media Team. Attica participated in the Appalachian Rekindling Project’s community event where they announced plans to reintroduce bison on land they acquired that’s located in the heart of the proposed prison location.