2017-1011: “Cooking Them to Death”: The Lethal Toll of Hot Prisons

AS THE CLIMATE CHANGES, INMATES WITHOUT AIR-CONDITIONING HAVE NO ESCAPE FROM EXTREME HEAT.

IS THIS HAPPENING IN 2023? PROBABLY! ASK!

When it’s 109 degrees outside, how hot is it inside a closed cell? Texas prisoners keep dying from the excessive heat behind bars. State prison officials keep pretending there are no “heat-related” deaths inside their facilities. TEXAS TRIBUNE New Jersey prisons are sweltering, too. ASBURY PARK PRESS TMP Context: The lethal toll of hot prisons. THE MARSHALL PROJECT

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