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Prisons Expose Inmates to Extreme Heat and Cold
Original: From Sweltering Cells to Frigid Tents: The Extreme Temperatures of Incarceration
A report examines how US prisons confine people in extreme temperatures, from sweltering, un-air-conditioned cells to freezing tents used for overflow housing. The piece highlights how climate conditions inside correctional facilities can endanger inmate health, and it is drawing attention to calls for humane temperature standards behind bars.
Why now: Concern over prison conditions and inmate health during periods of extreme heat and cold.
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- From Sweltering Cells to Frigid Tents: The Extreme Temperatures of Incarceration · The Marshall Project
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