Stifling prison heat used to be just a Southern problem. Not anymore.
Wisconsin is among the states have seen extreme heat in prisons and lack infrastructure for ventilation or cooling systems
Source: wisconsinexaminer.com
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Stifling prison heat used to be just a Southern problem. Not anymore. – New Hampshire Bulletin
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.
Source: newhampshirebulletin.com
Louisiana youth locked in solitary confinement despite 132-degree temperatures: 'They have to hold out a cup … to ask for water'
The inhumane conditions in such excessive heat could put the children at risk of heat stroke and other health issues.
Source: yahoo.com
Stifling prison heat used to be just a Southern problem. Not anymore.
Some advocates have argued that hot conditions in prisons constitute “cruel and unusual punishment” prohibited by the Eighth Amendment.
Source: newjerseymonitor.com
Woman sues over alleged mistreatment while incarcerated
A woman formerly incarcerated at Western New Mexico Correctional Facility is suing New Mexico Corrections Department and Wexford Health Sources, a correctional health contractor, for mistreating her, including unjustly placing her in solitary confinement. Irene Archer, 67, is suing with the help of New Mexico Jail and Prison Project. Archer alleges that she suffered injury […]
Source: nmpoliticalreport.com