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Beating the heat behind bars: The effort to add air conditioning to Florida prisons
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 5 months agoFloridians use any means they can to beat the heat during the state's sweltering summers, but air...
'Unlivable': Amid Florida heat, advocates decry lack of air conditioning in state prisons
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 10 months agoWhen Dorothy Bing settles into bed in her Winter Haven home, comforted by air conditioning in...
Two Kentucky prisons struggle with air conditioning amid dangerous heatwave
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 10 months agoTwo Kentucky state prisons in Mercer and Oldham counties are attempting to address issues with...
Florida lawmakers won't hear bills to improve state prison conditions this session
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 4 months agoForced to go outside for hours during the day, only to be funneled back inside a prison without...
South Dakota official says new men’s prison will alleviate health risks during heat events
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOne inmate at Mike Durfee State Prison in Springfield was seen for heat exhaustion last week as...
Extreme heat in Louisiana’s prisons raises risks for incarcerated
The Daily Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 months agoPeople incarcerated in Louisiana prisons, their families and advocates say the Department of...
Florida lawmakers need to address poor state of prisons | Opinion
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOver the years, the Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) has grappled with various challenges,...
Tens of thousands of Florida inmates grapple with ‘oppressive’ heat inside unairconditioned prisons
WJAX via Yahoo News· 11 months agoInside Florida's unairconditioned prisons, tens of thousands of inmates struggle with 'oppressive'...
Rivers on where Heat stands. And a Butler update and what to know on major NBA TV changes
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFormer Philadelphia 76ers coach and new ESPN/ABC analyst Doc Rivers said Friday that the Heat needs...
'Simply terrible': Florida inmates desperate for reform in food and living conditions
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 6 months agoInmates use one word to describe life within Florida's prison walls: deplorable. They say molding...