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Extreme Heat Is Turning Prisons Into Deadly Ovens
Original: Climate Change Is Turning Prisons Full of Human Beings Into Industrial-Scale Air Fryers
Rising temperatures are making prisons dangerously hot, with the temperature inside facilities compared to air fryers as climate change intensifies heat waves. Incarcerated people are particularly vulnerable because many prisons lack air conditioning, raising concerns about heat-related illness and deaths among inmates.
Why now: Extreme summer heat waves are drawing attention to the lack of cooling in prisons and the health risks for inmates.
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- Climate Change Is Turning Prisons Full of Human Beings Into Industrial-Scale Air Fryers · futurism.com
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