Join Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) and Carceral Nutrition Project (CNP) on May 11 from 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET for “Private Food, Public Harm”: From Evidence to Action in Carceral Food Service. 

In this timely, action‑oriented webinar, field experts will share and discuss findings from a new CSPI and CNP report examining how privatized food service – particularly by Aramark, the dominant corporate actor in this industry – impacts the health and dignity of incarcerated people. 

Register to attend here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7-PNQ1NKQ2SQcgpwUjbMKw

Grounded in both data and lived experience, this webinar will bring together research, firsthand accounts, and state‑level perspectives on food service privatization in prisons and jails. Report stewards CSPI and CNP will examine together how these practices relate to wellbeing, safety, and human rights, all while fueling collective action toward industry accountability and meaningful change.

We invite you to attend to engage now in this critical conversation, as advocates; policymakers; legal and public health professionals; those committed to transforming harmful food systems and industry practices; and especially those of you moving the needle around health equity, dignity, and harm reduction in prisons and jails. 

This session will be designed to equip attendees to: 

1. Understand the human impact behind the data, hearing how inadequate and unsafe food affects the health, dignity, and daily lives of people incarcerated in prisons and jails
 

2. Examine evidence of systemic shortcomings in privatized carceral food service, including considerations around current contracting and oversight structures
 

3. Explore practical pathways for accountability and reform, informed by lived experience, community advocacy, and policy engagement across states and counties where Aramark holds carceral food service contracts.

Register HERE to connect with us in this critical moment as we learn together, lift up impacted voices, and mobilize efforts to challenge concerning prison food service practices. We invite you to share this webinar broadly to ensure these findings and calls to action reach those positioned to make change.

This event is hosted as a part of CSPI’s Resource Hub Training Series. We invite organizations and community advocates to join us, as we at CSPI learn alongside our partners and community at large to build power and share knowledge across disciplines on a myriad of social, economic, and environmental justice issues.

Este seminario virtual será en inglés y lo ofreceremos con interpretación y traducción al español en tiempo real.