Abby Cunniff

Abby Cunniff is a Ph.D. student in environmental studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

News

2 California Prisons Face Imminent Flooding. They Must Be Evacuated Now.

California prison authorities have a history of failing to evacuate incarcerated people for weather-related emergencies.

April 14, 2023

News

CAL FIRE’s decades-old reliance on prison labor is coming to an end. The state should invest in firefighting jobs.

September 23, 2022

Op-Ed

Opponents of the proposed women's facility in Harlem affirm “there is no such thing as a feminist jail.”

July 2, 2022

News

Thousands of people were forced to consume arsenic-laced water for years at Kern Valley State Prison.

February 13, 2022

Op-Ed

The students feel it's imperative to act against the forces of colonialism within climate change.

April 29, 2016