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Boys, most of them Black, are being caged in sweltering cells in 133 heat with no AC. Also: managing bipolar illness with medication. Culturally relevant care for Latinos. And more.
You’d think the connection between the weather and climate change would be obvious. But you haven’t discussed the matter with Republicans in Congress.
Juveniles being housed at Louisiana State Penitentiary routinely spend about three days in solitary confinement when they arrive there, leaving their cells for only eight minutes a day to shower, according to federal court records.
“I would not dare to keep my dog in these conditions for fear of my dog dying,” an expert wrote in support of a class-action lawsuit filed by the ACLU.
Commissioner Leonard Bishop testified in support of a bill aimed at improving the quality of food in the D.C. Jail.