BCNP is honored and excited that Sierra Club Kentucky is also advocating to stop the construction of a new federal prison in Letcher County.

Building Prisons on Toxic Land has Devastating Consequences

Correctional facilities are often located on or near toxic waste. This—coupled with climate change—leads to dire health consequences for incarcerated people.
–Nazish Dholakia Senior Writer, Vera, Jul 30, 2024

The Bureau of Prisons is revisiting the idea of building a new prison in Letcher County, an area of eastern Kentucky with a legacy of environmental harm