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Prisoners across the US face life-threatening heat as climate change worsens

Prisoners across the US face life-threatening heat as climate change worsens

Inmates in prisons without air conditioning, especially in regions unaccustomed to extreme heat, are increasingly at risk as temperatures rise due to climate change.

Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg reports for The Appeal.

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Prisoners fight back against extreme heat on former slave plantation

Prisoners fight back against extreme heat on former slave plantation

Inmates at Louisiana's Angola prison, working in extreme heat on a former slave plantation, have filed a lawsuit for relief from dangerous conditions.

Margie Mason and Robin McDowell report for The Associated Press.

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Texas prisons face lawsuit over dangerously high temperatures

Texas prisons face lawsuit over dangerously high temperatures

Advocates seek judicial intervention to manage life-threatening heat in Texas prisons this summer.

Pooja Salhotra and William Melhado report for The Texas Tribune.

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