December 2, 2025
“There is a silent jail boom occurring nationwide, and a large portion of these new jails are being constructed on toxic land.”
We are excited to share that Tamara Jamil’s new article, Carceral Sinks: A Silent Toxic Jail Boom in the US, has been published in the online journal Failed Architecture. Her piece examines the overlooked environmental and infrastructural harms embedded in jail construction across the United States, shedding light on how toxic geographies intersect with carceral expansion.