Standard prison processes punish menstruators, make it even harder to afford products, and treat menstrual products as dangerous luxuries instead of basic necessities. #womensrights #periodpoverty #periodsinprison #menstrualequity

There is no transgender prison housing law that recognizes men + non-binary people menstruate too and need products in men’s facilities. This may leave people already vulnerable to abuse, harassment, and violence with a literal red target on them. #periodsinprison #menstrualequity #menstrualfreedom

Anyone who is for #menstrualequity should also be supporting menstruators in prison and #periodsinprison. It’s that simple.

#Prisons were not made to punish or deter crime, or they would be closely tied to crime rates. Instead, they provide stability for the privileged by inciting and encouraging inequality. This is not justice. #periodsinprison #womensrights #menstrualequity #humanrights

Visitation in prison is a constitutional right, except menstruators regularly have to skip visits to avoid their child seeing them in blood-stained clothing or to avoid a strip-search on their period. #womensrights are #humanrights. #mendtrualequity #periodpoverty #periodsinprison

Incarcerated menstruators and women are generally given the same amount of toilet paper as men. This means they have about 1/2 to 1/3 as much as they actually need. #menstrualequity #periodequity #massincarceration #womeninprison #periodsinprison

7. Our system of 'justice' provably brutalizes women and menstruators over their periods, and lawyers still don't ask or only refer to menstrual products as CONTRABAND in complaints, as if all contraband is the same. #PeriodsinPrison are still ignored and seen as a niche issue, despite all evidence.

There were five instances THAT WE KNOW OF from 2011-2021 of guards raping incarcerated women over access to menstrual products in state and federal prisons across the U.S. #menstrualequity and #periodsinprison is a safety issue.

#PeriodsinPrison aren’t just an issue a few days a month. Incarcerated women and menstruators have to save up products all month to have enough, and risk punishment for “hoarding.” #womensrights #womeninprison #menstrualequity

Access to a lawyers and visitation are supposed to be constitutionally-protected rights, yet #periodsinprison means women miss these regularly.
#womensrights #menstrualequity #massincarceration

If you think routine strip searches are no big deal, try going through one while menstruating. Incarcerated menstruators have to cut their tampon strings or they’ll be forced to remove it for inspection. They do not get a replacement. #periodsinprison #menstrualequity #abolition #periodpoverty

Every day I fail to finish my dissertation edits or submit a new manuscript feels like I’ve let incarcerated menstruators down. 😓 I owe them everything for making my #periodsinprison research possible. Unhealthy, but sincere. These people deserve better. #menstrualequity #periodpoverty #womensrights

Having My Period in Prison Was Awful. In Texas, That May Finally Change. When I was locked up, I often had to go without tampons or pads. A new law ensures that the 12,500 women still behind bars won’t have to.

Formerly incarcerated women and menstruators have been trying to tell the world that #periodsinprison are a problem for years. We should listen to them. #womensrights #periodequity #menstrualequity #periodpoverty www.texasobserver.org/having-my-pe...

Rules around #transgender housing in #prison do not ensure access to #menstrualproducts, which could leave #incarceratedmenstruators with a literal red target on them, increasing risk of abuse and assault. #lgbtq+ #periodsinprison #periodpoverty #transrights #womensrights #periodrights

Incarcerated menstruators can be punished and fined for bleeding on themselves, violating common rules around minimum personal hygiene standards and damaging property. #periodsinprison #menstrualequity #womensrights

Had multiple rejections on a paper discussing #periodsinprison recently, because it wasn’t considered related to #publichealth, #feministcriminology, or #criminaljustice policy. When you refuse to engage with #menstruation, women and menstruators suffer. #womensrights

Rejected by a #criminaljustice journal after less than a day, because #periodsinprison apparently has nothing to do with criminal justice. I am aghast at how many people refuse to believe, despite evidence, that this is an issue. #menstrualequity #womensrights

#periodsinprison are NOT just a problem a few days a month. As one of the women I interviewed said, that may be true for healthy people, but how easy do you think it is to be healthy in prison? #menstrualequity means recognizing that this is a CONSTANT CONCERN. #womensrights

Feeling PRETTY SPICY about major #publichealth and #feminist criminological publications rejecting a paper on menstrual product access in prisons because apparently #periodsinprison are no big deal. Do better, #academia. #womensrights #menstrualequity #abolition #massincarceration

Laws around housing for #transgender individuals DO NOT ensure access to menstrual products for trans men, meaning they must choose between gender-affirming housing and having what they need. #prisonabolition #LGBTQ+ #periodpoverty #periodsinprison #menstrualequity #menstrualrights

Hi, Bluesky! :) I promise to post about #women'srights, #periodpoverty, #periodsinprison, #menstrualequity, #womensrights, #prisonabolition, #womeninprison, #massincarceration, and other serious things, but also cats.

Surprised periods in prison is an issue? Want to help? I cannot recommend the Thurman Perry Foundation enough. They do the good work that prisons refuse to. #menstrualequity #periodpoverty #periodsinprison #womensrights