Articles by Alleen Brown
Alleen Brown is an investigative reporter who covers environmental justice and the ways the climate crisis impacts criminalized populations.
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![A view down a prison corridor, showing bars and cell doors.]()
![A view down a prison corridor, showing bars and cell doors.]()
Study: Extreme heat is driving deaths in US prisons
New research makes clear the link between climate change and prison mortality.
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![Police in riot gear arrest environmental activists at the Line 3 pipeline pumping station near the Itasca State Park, Minnesota on June 7, 2021.]()
![Police in riot gear arrest environmental activists at the Line 3 pipeline pumping station near the Itasca State Park, Minnesota on June 7, 2021.]()
Documents show how a pipeline company paid Minnesota millions to police protests
From riot gear to PR to Dairy Queen, records detail every expense Enbridge reimbursed after the Line 3 protests.
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![Demonstrators protest the death of environmental activist Tortuguita on January 21 in Atlanta, Georgia.]()
![Demonstrators protest the death of environmental activist Tortuguita on January 21 in Atlanta, Georgia.]()
Documents show how 19 ‘Cop City’ activists got charged with terrorism
Georgia police are invoking a 2017 terrorism law against activists accused of little more than trespassing.
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![The Ellis maximum security prison in Texas]()
![The Ellis maximum security prison in Texas]()
Study: Extreme heat responsible for hundreds of deaths in Texas prisons
Texas officials claimed that no prisoners have been killed by heat. A new report shows they're wrong.
