Polluting our prisons? An examination of Oklahoma prison locations and toxic releases, 2011–2017

Recent research has highlighted numerous environmental concerns with US prisons, including that prisons are often located on undesirable land that is in close proximity to environmental hazards. We utilize an environmental justice and green criminology perspective to test this in Oklahoma using data...

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Authors: Leon-Corwin, Maggie (Author) ; Long, Michael A. (Author) ; Estes, Michelle L. (Author) ; Lewis, Jon (Author) ; McElroy, Jericho R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Punishment & society
Year: 2020, Volume: 22, Issue: 4, Pages: 413-438
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Environmental Justice
Green Criminology
Prisons
toxic releases
Oklahoma