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Study finds unseasonably hot days a factor in driving gun violence in some of America’s most populous cities; heat mitigation efforts could help prevent shootings.

The U.S. has the world's largest population of prisoners, and Texas holds more incarcerated people than any other state. As climate change continues to increase the severity, frequency and duration of heat waves, the approximately 160,000 individuals in Texas prisons -; as well as the people who work in these settings -; come under intense physical duress in prisons without climate controls, according to a new study led by researchers at Brown University's School of Public Health.

The U.S. has the world's largest population of prisoners, and Texas holds more incarcerated people than any other state.

A research team led by scholars from Brown University found higher death rates among people in prisons without air conditioning compared to those in climate-controlled institutions.

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