Congress members introduce legislation to end solitary confinement
Members of Congress push legislation to end solitary confinement which disproportionately impacts Black and brown incarcerated individuals.
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Members of Congress push legislation to end solitary confinement which disproportionately impacts Black and brown incarcerated individuals.
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While sweltering heat in prisons without air conditioning has long been an issue in the South, extreme heat waves worsened by climate change are expanding the problem into Northern states. In recent …
Incarcerated people are taking extreme measures for relief, with some even opting for the cooler temperatures of solitary confinement cells.
While sweltering heat in prisons without air conditioning has long been an issue in the South, extreme heat waves worsened by climate change are expanding the problem into Northern states.