; Whereas the adverse environmental health impacts of incarceration disproportionately harm Black people and other minorities in the United States, including Indigenous, Latino, and LGBTQ+ people, who are more likely to be incarcerated in the United States; Whereas pregnant, post-natal, and breastfeeding people are at higher risk of adverse health outcomes from exposure to environmental stressors in carceral facilities, yet those people often lack proper medical care or options to minimize exposure to environmental health threats; Whereas privatized healthcare providers profit from the poisoning of incarcerated populations and often provide incarcerated people with inadequate care; Whereas nearly 33 percent of Federal and State prisons are located within 3 miles of a federally declared toxic superfund site, which are disproportionately located in or near low-income communities and communities of color; Whereas people incarcerated in prisons and jails often perform extremely hazardous labor, including electronic waste recycling, forest firefighting, and asbestos removal, without sufficient protection and for meager or no compensation, with the average hourly wage for incarcerated workers being as low as $0.14 and some incarcerated workers earning no wages at all; Whereas measurements of heat indices inside prison cells have ranged from below freezing to in excess of 150 degrees Fahrenheit; Whereas incarcerated people often drink and bathe in water contaminated with lead, arsenic, manganese, harmful bacteria, and other hazardous substances and do not have the same access to safer alternatives as non-incarcerated people; Whereas poor ventilation in carceral facilities contributes to hazardous air quality, which in turn leads to psychological distress, cognitive impairment, and the proliferation of infectious respiratory diseases, allergens, and other respiratory issues; Whereas incarcerated people are commonly confined to spaces where they are exposed to mold, asbestos, and pests