Congressman Hal Rogers repeatedly states a new prison in Letcher County, Kentucky will bring jobs and economic growth to the region. Study after study proves the opposite — even the BOP states that there would be “minor economic benefit” to the region if this prison is built. This week, BCNP has been featuring on our social media the graphic novel “Prison Town,” published by The Real Cost of Prisons by Craig Gilmore and Kevin Pyle. Learn the truth about really happens to rural communities when prisons come to town! You can read the original work at the link above and find BCNP’s annotations on our Instagram.

Thank you to the Real Cost of Prisons for creating this work and allowing us to share it in the fight against FCI Letcher.