Colorado’s prisons can and must do better. Our world and our climate are changing, and our correctional facilities must adapt to provide safe, humane spaces. But in calling for these necessary improvements in well-being, we cannot overlook the fact that our prison industrial complex is inherently racist and fundamentally broken.
Colorado’s prisons can and must do better. Our world and our climate are changing, and our correctional facilities must adapt to provide safe, humane spaces.
Under Ferguson Pyatt’s mentorship, fourth year architecture student Masani Salazar designed and constructed a three-bedroom floorplan prototype model at an 8-inch scale, mirroring the Taos Pueblo’s traditional style of architecture. She hopes that by designing housing that is familiar and comfortable, built out of adobe or similar material and following traditional
A study of prisons, jails, juvenile detention centers and immigration facilities in Colorado found that three-quarters are at medium-to-high risk of climate-related disasters, and Black and Latino individuals are at even greater risk of experiencing extreme heat or flooding while incarcerated.
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