Prison Flow Project
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The official account of the Prison Flow Project: Providing information, period.
The official account of the Prison Flow Project: Providing information, period.
The US GAO has quietly released its report on incarcerated menstruation. This report shows that the BOP is failing to adhere to its own guidelines. When they recommended ICE clarify requirements for providing these items, they refused. www.gao.gov/products/gao...
www.gao.gov
February 2, 2026 at 7:26 PM
The US GAO has quietly released its report on incarcerated menstruation. This report shows that the BOP is failing to adhere to its own guidelines. When they recommended ICE clarify requirements for providing these items, they refused. www.gao.gov/products/gao...
So excited to see that my interview with M Talk by the M Scale is up! Check out S01 E05 to learn more about the struggle to menstruate while confined.
themscale.com/period-podca...
themscale.com/period-podca...
M Talk Period Podcast • The M Scale
The M Talk Period Podcast delves into all things menstruation. We interview the best and brightest working in every aspect of periods to learn, discover and understand our bodies better.
themscale.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:16 PM
So excited to see that my interview with M Talk by the M Scale is up! Check out S01 E05 to learn more about the struggle to menstruate while confined.
themscale.com/period-podca...
themscale.com/period-podca...
More coverage discussing how common disciplinary policies and a lack of enforcement harms incarcerated menstruators!
Nationwide, many people in jails and prisons don’t have access to sufficient period products.
via @stateline.org
via @stateline.org
Incarcerated women often don’t have enough period products
When Yraida Faneite was on trial for drug-related charges, the judge had to halt proceedings at one point because her period was so heavy that blood was running down her legs.The same struggle…
www.newsfromthestates.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
More coverage discussing how common disciplinary policies and a lack of enforcement harms incarcerated menstruators!
Submission for our blog are now OPEN! Have you experienced menstruation or menopause in detention? Have you led a campaign to change laws? Have you done research, or want to summarize research? WE WANT TO KNOW! theprisonflowproject.com/blog-submiss...
Blog Submission Guidelines
We look forward to receiving submissions from researchers, advocates, and those who have experienced a period in confinement! Possible topics for blog posts are listed below. If you have an idea fo…
theprisonflowproject.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Submission for our blog are now OPEN! Have you experienced menstruation or menopause in detention? Have you led a campaign to change laws? Have you done research, or want to summarize research? WE WANT TO KNOW! theprisonflowproject.com/blog-submiss...
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Incarcerated women and trans people in the U.S. are punished for their periods. They describe:
🟣 making their own tampons out of unsanitary items
🟣 facing penalties for having more tampons or pads than allowed
🟣 being humiliated by prison staff — yes, even women
My latest for @19thnews.org:
🟣 making their own tampons out of unsanitary items
🟣 facing penalties for having more tampons or pads than allowed
🟣 being humiliated by prison staff — yes, even women
My latest for @19thnews.org:
Punished for bleeding: How periods in prison become a trap
Many incarcerated women and trans people are forced to choose between maintaining their dignity and health — or facing penalties.
19thnews.org
December 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Incarcerated women and trans people in the U.S. are punished for their periods. They describe:
🟣 making their own tampons out of unsanitary items
🟣 facing penalties for having more tampons or pads than allowed
🟣 being humiliated by prison staff — yes, even women
My latest for @19thnews.org:
🟣 making their own tampons out of unsanitary items
🟣 facing penalties for having more tampons or pads than allowed
🟣 being humiliated by prison staff — yes, even women
My latest for @19thnews.org:
On this International People with Disabilities Day, we think of the many disabled menstruators in prison. Disability rights in prison are known to be a huge issue, making their access to menstrual products questionable. www.prisonpolicy.org/research/dis...
Disability
Research about Disability and the criminal justice system
www.prisonpolicy.org
December 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
On this International People with Disabilities Day, we think of the many disabled menstruators in prison. Disability rights in prison are known to be a huge issue, making their access to menstrual products questionable. www.prisonpolicy.org/research/dis...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Support this necessary work!! We cannot have conversations around prisons without the people directly impacted whose voices too often get overlooked.
New brief in collaboration with the Cross-Center Collaboration on the Health of Justice-Involved Women and Children (JIWC) at @umn-mch.bsky.social! State Laws on Access to Menstrual Products for People who are Pregnant while Incarcerated - mch.umn.edu/wp-content/u...
mch.umn.edu
November 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
New brief in collaboration with the Cross-Center Collaboration on the Health of Justice-Involved Women and Children (JIWC) at @umn-mch.bsky.social! State Laws on Access to Menstrual Products for People who are Pregnant while Incarcerated - mch.umn.edu/wp-content/u...
A lack of toilet paper was a consistent issue for the people I talked with in my research, almost as much of an issue as lack of access to menstrual products. Women generally only get as much as men. This preferential treatment makes it clear that is a CHOICE. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
A puppy and unlimited toilet paper? Legal experts say Ghislaine Maxwell’s alleged prison life is uncommon
Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for her role in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking of teen girls – and her treatment is prompting speculation
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
A lack of toilet paper was a consistent issue for the people I talked with in my research, almost as much of an issue as lack of access to menstrual products. Women generally only get as much as men. This preferential treatment makes it clear that is a CHOICE. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
It is so exciting to see news media discussing the injustices faced by incarcerated menstruators! davisvanguard.org/2025/11/pris...
Punishing Menstruation: Human Rights Failure in US Prisons, Report Says - Davis Vanguard
Incarcerated women in the U.S. are routinely punished for menstruating due to prison rules that fail to account for basic biological needs, resulting in a punitive environment where menstruation can r...
davisvanguard.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
It is so exciting to see news media discussing the injustices faced by incarcerated menstruators! davisvanguard.org/2025/11/pris...
Prison disciplinary policies often target menstruators and make it even harder for them to access menstrual products. My analysis with @prisonpolicy.org dug into this widespread issue.
Menstruation as misconduct: How prisons punish people for having their periods
Our analysis of prison rules and sanctions across all fifty states and the federal system — as well as accounts of incarcerated people — reveal ...
www.prisonpolicy.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Prison disciplinary policies often target menstruators and make it even harder for them to access menstrual products. My analysis with @prisonpolicy.org dug into this widespread issue.
In DC for the American Society of Criminology annual meeting! Look for me around or come find me at poster session II, Thursday evening, 7:30-8:30!
November 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
In DC for the American Society of Criminology annual meeting! Look for me around or come find me at poster session II, Thursday evening, 7:30-8:30!
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On my way to the annual @amersoccriminology.bsky.social meeting in DC! Looking forward to seeing old friends and presenting important research! Find me at poster session II!
November 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
On my way to the annual @amersoccriminology.bsky.social meeting in DC! Looking forward to seeing old friends and presenting important research! Find me at poster session II!
The dehumanization of incarcerated people is what makes menstrual discrimination in prison possible. Menstrual equity requires human compassion.
Thomas Koskovich writes that it's stressful when anyone dies in your prison, especially when no one ever tells you what happened.
In Prison, Every Death Creates a Ripple Effect
It’s stressful when anyone dies on your wing, especially when no one ever tells you what happened.
www.themarshallproject.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The dehumanization of incarcerated people is what makes menstrual discrimination in prison possible. Menstrual equity requires human compassion.
The people in prison and who have experienced prison are the Experts. You do not get to claim to know anything if you ignore their voices.
In 2020, PJP began with a radical idea that people behind bars have essential perspectives on the criminal legal system. In five years, that idea has grown into a national network of more than 800 writers who’ve published over 2,500 stories across 44 states.
November 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The people in prison and who have experienced prison are the Experts. You do not get to claim to know anything if you ignore their voices.
Imprisoning people far from their families and then charging those people an insane amount to stay in contact when we know it leads to better outcomes post-release is cruel and ensures people keep getting imprisoned.
Today was a hard day. Regulations that we passed unanimously last year, after 7 years of advocacy, were largely gutted. The FCC capitulated to the correctional telecom industry in roughly doubling rate caps for prison and jail calls. I'm truly sorry.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
F.C.C. Changes Course on the Price of Prisoners’ Phone Calls
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Imprisoning people far from their families and then charging those people an insane amount to stay in contact when we know it leads to better outcomes post-release is cruel and ensures people keep getting imprisoned.
I was supposed to present at the Conference on Poverty and Basic Needs hosted by the @diapernetwork.bsky.social and @periodsupplies.bsky.social last week, but had an unfortunately-times family emergency. So instead, I have posted my materials online! theprisonflowproject.com/2025-u-s-con...
2025 U.S. Conference on Poverty and Basic Needs
Non-Menstruator Bias in Prison Resources Doctoral Dissertation: The New Correctional Afterthought: Menstruation and Incarceration in the U.S.A. – Edinburgh Research Archive, Why people are ma…
theprisonflowproject.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I was supposed to present at the Conference on Poverty and Basic Needs hosted by the @diapernetwork.bsky.social and @periodsupplies.bsky.social last week, but had an unfortunately-times family emergency. So instead, I have posted my materials online! theprisonflowproject.com/2025-u-s-con...
A reminder that people in prison are still deserving of human compassion, as all humans are.
St. Louis activist Khanika Harper found the perfect way to marry her passion for justice with the power of love: She became a prison wedding officiant.
Prison Wedding Rules: No Cake, No Lace, But Lots of Love
St. Louis activist Khanika Harper found the perfect way to marry her passion for justice with the power of love: She became a prison wedding officiant.
www.themarshallproject.org
October 15, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A reminder that people in prison are still deserving of human compassion, as all humans are.
Thank you to everyone who made our inaugural #PeriodActionDay webinar a success! We posted the recording on the event page for anyone who couldn’t make it. #periodequity #prison #periodpoverty #criminology #womensrights #genderequity
Period Action Day 2025
Menstruation and Incarceration Saturday, October 11th 10:30 AM CT/11:30 AM ET By Jamin Mahmood of Vulvani – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Incarcerated menstruators are some of the most vulnerable p…
theprisonflowproject.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Thank you to everyone who made our inaugural #PeriodActionDay webinar a success! We posted the recording on the event page for anyone who couldn’t make it. #periodequity #prison #periodpoverty #criminology #womensrights #genderequity
HAVE YOU MADE #PeriodActionDay PLANS YET?! We’ve got you covered! #PAD25 #menstrualequity #menstrualjustice #prisons #womensrights #periodpoverty #massincarceration #criminaljustice #criminology #feminism #sociology #genderequity #socialpolicy #socialpolicy #publichealth
Looking for something to do this #PeriodActionDay? The Prison Flow Project is hosting a webinar panel on periods in prison: how periods impact the experience of prison, how current policies hurt menstruators, and what we can do to make change. 10:30 am CT, October 11th! Sign up at bit.ly/4pzXKj5
October 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
HAVE YOU MADE #PeriodActionDay PLANS YET?! We’ve got you covered! #PAD25 #menstrualequity #menstrualjustice #prisons #womensrights #periodpoverty #massincarceration #criminaljustice #criminology #feminism #sociology #genderequity #socialpolicy #socialpolicy #publichealth
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Over 80 advocacy orgs have voiced their opposition to the $360 million proposal to build a new women's prison in MA. Instead of new construction, we need investment in community-based alternatives that have proven track records of improving public safety. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/12/m...
Advocates, lawmakers urge Gov. Maura Healey to halt $360 million rebuild of women’s prison in Framingham - The Boston Globe
The project is an expensive misstep that ignores what inmates inside the state’s only women’s prison actually say they need, it said.
www.bostonglobe.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Over 80 advocacy orgs have voiced their opposition to the $360 million proposal to build a new women's prison in MA. Instead of new construction, we need investment in community-based alternatives that have proven track records of improving public safety. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/12/m...
We’re starting a monthly blog in early 2026 focusing on periods in places of confinement! If you have experienced that or are an advocate or researcher, we want to hear from you! Check out our submission guidelines below. #socialscience #menstruation #menstrualequity #periodpoverty #menstrualrights
Blog Submission Guidelines
We look forward to receiving submissions from researchers, advocates, and those who have experienced a period in confinement! Possible topics for blog posts are listed below. If you have an idea fo…
theprisonflowproject.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
We’re starting a monthly blog in early 2026 focusing on periods in places of confinement! If you have experienced that or are an advocate or researcher, we want to hear from you! Check out our submission guidelines below. #socialscience #menstruation #menstrualequity #periodpoverty #menstrualrights
Looking for something to do this #PeriodActionDay? The Prison Flow Project is hosting a webinar panel on periods in prison: how periods impact the experience of prison, how current policies hurt menstruators, and what we can do to make change. 10:30 am CT, October 11th! Sign up at bit.ly/4pzXKj5
October 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Looking for something to do this #PeriodActionDay? The Prison Flow Project is hosting a webinar panel on periods in prison: how periods impact the experience of prison, how current policies hurt menstruators, and what we can do to make change. 10:30 am CT, October 11th! Sign up at bit.ly/4pzXKj5
Are YOU planning on going to the 14th Annual U.S. Conference on Poverty & Basic Needs? Both Prison Flow Project founder, @miriamvishniac.bsky.social and board member Regan Moss, MPH will be presenting! Hosted by @diapernetwork.bsky.social and @periodsupplies.bsky.social, learn more at BIT.LY/CPBN25
September 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Are YOU planning on going to the 14th Annual U.S. Conference on Poverty & Basic Needs? Both Prison Flow Project founder, @miriamvishniac.bsky.social and board member Regan Moss, MPH will be presenting! Hosted by @diapernetwork.bsky.social and @periodsupplies.bsky.social, learn more at BIT.LY/CPBN25