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Prison Flow Project @prisonflowproject.bsky.social · 2h

A reminder that people in prison are still deserving of human compassion, as all humans are.

The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 3h

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.

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Prison Flow Project @prisonflowproject.bsky.social · 3d

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…

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Prison Flow Project @prisonflowproject.bsky.social · 7d

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

Prison Flow Project @prisonflowproject.bsky.social · 14d

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

PERIOD ACTION DAY 2025
Menstruation and Incarceration
The menstrual equity movement must recognize the menstrual health rights and needs of people who are incarcerated. Learn about the experiences of menstrual discrimination and injustice in prison and the roles you can play to address this crisis.
LIVE WEBINAR
Saturday, October 11th, 2025
Start at 10:30 AM CT/11:30 AM ET
For more info https://bit.ly/4pzXKj5
Co-hosted by Miriam Vishniac, PhD (Prison Flow Project) and Regan Moss, MPH (Menstruation & Incarceration Study)
EXPERT PANELISTS
Veronica Carrier - New Hour for Women and Children - LI, Reentry Recovery Advocate
Jennifer Toon - Executive Director of Lioness Justice Impacted Women's Alliance
Stacy Burnett - Senior Product Manager at ITHAKA

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Prisoners' Legal Services of Massachusetts @plsma.bsky.social · 11d

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.

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Prison Flow Project @prisonflowproject.bsky.social · 12d

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…

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Prison Flow Project @prisonflowproject.bsky.social · 14d

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

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Prison Flow Project @prisonflowproject.bsky.social · 15d

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

A flyer for the 14th Annual U.S. Conference on Poverty & Basic Needs highlighting Miriam Vishniac, founder of the Prison Flow Project, who is presenting on Menstrual Equity Research. The conference runs from October 21-23, 2025, in-person in Las Vegas and virtually, and is hosted by the National Diaper Bank Network (nationaldiaperbanknetwork.org) and the Alliance for Period Supplies (allianceforperiodsupplies.org). Learn more at BIT.LY/CPBN25

A flyer for the 14th Annual U.S. Conference on Poverty & Basic Needs highlighting Regan Moss, MPH, board member of the Prison Flow Project and researcher with the Caregiver Initiative at Auburn University, who is presenting on Increasing Access to Material Basic Needs. The conference runs from October 21-23, 2025, in-person in Las Vegas and virtually, and is hosted by the National Diaper Bank Network (nationaldiaperbanknetwork.org) and the Alliance for Period Supplies (allianceforperiodsupplies.org). Learn more at BIT.LY/CPBN25

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Prison Flow Project @prisonflowproject.bsky.social · 21d

Now with our own LinkedIn page! Connect with us!

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The Prison Flow Project | LinkedIn

The Prison Flow Project | 2 followers on LinkedIn. Providing information, period. | The Prison Flow Project is dedicated to fighting for justice for menstruators in places of confinement. It is one of...

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Prison Flow Project @prisonflowproject.bsky.social · 21d

Periods in prison are not niche, they fundamentally impact the experience of prison for menstruators and show how dehumanizing people in the name of ‘justice’ has serious consequences.

Prison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social · 21d

In a recent piece, Kelsey Dodson shares what it's like to menstruate in prison. One woman says she was forced to bleed through her underwear, her pants, and finally her white blanket during an hour-long count. This piece was co-published with @theguardian.com. Please give it a read.

What It's Like to Have Your Period in Prison

Even at a women’s prison, your menstruation care needs may not be met.

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Prison Flow Project @prisonflowproject.bsky.social · Aug 27

Prison guards routinely use their power over menstrual products to sexually abuse women in their power. Yet attorneys routinely fail to call these items out by name in legal documents, essentially covering up sex-linked abuse. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/03/10/s...

Why Solitary Confinement Is a Safe Haven for Sexually Abusive Guards

After eight years in “the hole” at Texas’ Lane Murray Unit, Kwaneta Harris documents the “daily reality” of staff sexual exploitation and violence.

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Prison Flow Project @prisonflowproject.bsky.social · Aug 25

Are you someone who is interested in #confinedperiods, studies the topic, has experienced one, or wants to summarize academic manuscripts for a lay audience? Coming soon, the Prison Flow Project monthly blog: a unique place for sharing narratives, period.
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Introduction

The Prison Flow Project BLOG will soon provide a platform for advocates, academics, and those with prison experience to share insights about periods in confinement. Highlighting the impact on healt…

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Prison Flow Project @prisonflowproject.bsky.social · Aug 22

Stumbled across this amazing presentation the other day from 2021 and I will never stop being blown away by rad young women speaking up and calling out bullshit. youtu.be/yq2o-YPLE8A?...

Why Aren’t Prisons Built for Periods? | Taryn Christy | TEDxUofISpringfield

YouTube video by TEDx Talks

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Prison Flow Project @prisonflowproject.bsky.social · Aug 11

Finally making moves to establish The Prison Flow Project as a nonprofit supporting, among other things, research on menstruation in places of confinement and the voices of those directly affected. Hit me up if you have advice, pls!

Prison Flow Project @prisonflowproject.bsky.social · Jul 25

How serious can menstrual discrimination be? Well, it affects discipline and can prevent earning any ‘good time.’ It places an unfair financial burden on menstruators. It isolates them from their families and may prevent visits with attorneys. And it can cause serious mental and physical issues.

Prison Flow Project @prisonflowproject.bsky.social · Jul 23

Doctoral dissertation now publicly accessible! dx.doi.org/10.7488/era/...

New correctional afterthought: menstruation and incarceration in the U.S.A.

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Prison Flow Project @prisonflowproject.bsky.social · Jul 23

Doctoral dissertation now publicly accessible! dx.doi.org/10.7488/era/...

New correctional afterthought: menstruation and incarceration in the U.S.A.

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Prison Flow Project @prisonflowproject.bsky.social · Jul 9

The website now includes a document library with a full collection of the handbooks, commissary lists, and rule books obtained from all jurisdictions. Please feel free to use this as a resource! theprisonflowproject.com/document-lib...

Document Library

Below is a complete listing of documents, mostly handbooks but also some commissary lists, collected as part of this work. Documents are dated where that information is available, and given the des…

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Prison Flow Project @prisonflowproject.bsky.social · Jul 7

Dissertation incoming! Posting link as soon as it's live.

Miriam Vishniac, MPP, PhD @miriamvishniac.bsky.social · Jul 7

If you don't call me Dr. Vishniac, I will not even be passing the salt, ok?

Snippet of a letter which reads, "Dear Ms Vishniac, Award of Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, I am pleased to confirm you have fulfilled all the requirements for the degree."

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Prison Flow Project @prisonflowproject.bsky.social · Jul 3

Most prisons have rules prohibiting poor personal hygiene. This effectively bans menstruation in prison, leaving women and menstruators under constant fear of punishment for having a period.

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Prison Flow Project @prisonflowproject.bsky.social · Jul 1

New citation alert! Fabulous research on how prisons use menstruation as a weapon of shame.
Moss, R., Fenn, H., & Vilches, S. L. (2025). Menstruation as a gendered weapon of control: Humiliation of women in U.S. prisons. Feminism & Psychology, 0(0). doi.org/10.1177/0959...

Menstruation as a gendered weapon of control: Humiliation of women in U.S. prisons - Regan Moss, Haley Fenn, Silvia L. Vilches, 2025

Incarcerated women in the US often struggle to access free period products. Yet, their challenges are not well understood, partly because the provision of perio...

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Miriam Vishniac, MPP, PhD @miriamvishniac.bsky.social · Jun 20

Also accepted to present a poster on Menstrual Indignities in U.S. Prisons at the @amersoccriminology.bsky.social annual meeting in November! Come find me!

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Miriam Vishniac, MPP, PhD @miriamvishniac.bsky.social · Jun 20

I will be presenting at the @diapernetwork.bsky.social and @periodsupplies.bsky.social 2025 U.S. Conference on Poverty and Basic Needs! My topic is: How Non-Menstruator Bias Punishes Incarcerated Menstruators - A Closer Look at Menstrual Indignities in Prison.

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Prison Flow Project @prisonflowproject.bsky.social · Jun 9

Decades of #massincarceration paved the way for our current crisis of democracy. You can’t be pro-democracy AND pro-incarceration.

Prison Flow Project @prisonflowproject.bsky.social · Jun 7

My friend made my graphic even better!

Intersex-inclusive pride flag with the words, ‘Menstrual Rights are Trans Rights,’ and ‘All Genders Can Menstruate.’ A vector depiction of a bloody pad and tampon are in the center of the circle created by the text.

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Prison Flow Project @prisonflowproject.bsky.social · Jun 6

Any gender can menstruate. People assigned female at birth and intersex at birth can menstruate. Not all women menstruate. Disabled people menstruate. #MenstrualRights means recognizing all menstruation in all bodies. #Pride2025

An intersex-inclusive Pride flag in the background. Text on top says, "Menstrual Rights = Trans Rights" and text at bottom says, "Any gender can menstruate." A vector image of a pad and a bloody tampon has been added as well.

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Miriam Vishniac, MPP, PhD @miriamvishniac.bsky.social · Jun 5

I just had another interview with someone putting together a book on global menstrual policy, and it went fabulously and I’m just so thrilled to see more people in this space. 🥹 Periods matter, menstruators matter, fuck yes!

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