Debate over air conditioning in American prisons will heat up
Prison guards, not just prisoners, will want more humane conditions
MARCH 20TH marks the official start of spring in the northern hemisphere. Rising temperatures spell hard times for plenty of American prisoners. At least 14 states lack universal air conditioning in their prisons, including many in the South. Florida offers air-conditioned housing units in only 40% of its state-run correctional institutions; Texas provides it in only 30%. None of Louisiana’s seven men’s prisons provides air con universally where prisoners sleep, although its single women’s prison does.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Cruel and unusual punishment”
United States March 19th 2022
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