Conditions in prisons during heat waves pose deadly threats to incarcerated people and prison staff
- Written by J. Carlee Purdum, Research Assistant Professor, Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center, Texas A&M University
Prisons in more than a dozen U.S. states are not fully air-conditioned. Leo Patrizi/Getty ImagesExtreme heat is taking an increasing toll across the U.S. in summertime. People who are incarcerated are among society’s most vulnerable groups and have been especially affected.
More than a dozen states do not have air conditioning in all of their...
