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(DIR) Post #Awf8sLmOtfjD3cCTD6 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-30T15:07:12Z
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Scorching cellsHow #heat threatens lives in America’s #prisonsPrisons prioritize security over comfort. But concrete walls, steel doors, sealed windows, limited ventilation, lack of tree cover & outdated infrastructure converge to create dangerously hot conditions. Nearly 1.2 million people are housed in federal & state prisons across the nation.#ClimateChange #HumanRights #health #ExtremeWeather https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-TEMPERATURE/PRISONS/jnpwbejwlvw/
(DIR) Post #Awf902TQYmybUtzYMS by lor@beige.party
2025-07-30T15:08:34Z
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@Nonilex They are basically ovens. They do not care.
(DIR) Post #Awf90D2BIQiaFaKRv6 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-30T15:08:34Z
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Ufuoma Ovienmhada & Michael Krisch, researchers at the University of Arizona & the Brown Institute for Media Innovation at Columbia University, found in a study that 67.3% of 1,614 state & federal #prisons had at least one day where the average summer outdoor temperature was over 85°F between 2020 & 2023. Some facilities in California, Arizona & Nevada experienced at least 65 days where temperatures exceeded 85°F.#ClimateChange #HumanRights #health #ExtremeWeather #heat
(DIR) Post #Awf90o7RPpuVGc4fku by wqeweqweqqwadfs@ohai.social
2025-07-30T15:08:44Z
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(DIR) Post #Awf965LEoIFC862o9w by 32121321aseadsadas@mas.to
2025-07-30T15:09:40Z
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(DIR) Post #Awf96s9vJ9JBXC7xpI by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-30T15:09:51Z
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There’s often little relief within the prison walls. Nearly half of state #prisons across 29 states have partial or no air conditioning in housing units, acc/to an exclusive database created by Reuters using documents obtained through public records requests to all 50 states. The Bureau of Prisons [#BOP], which oversees all 122 federal prisons, did not respond to Reuters’ request seeking information on how many facilities have AC as of the time of publication.#Climate #HumanRights #health #heat
(DIR) Post #Awf9HJHPKQjOXlbZom by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-30T15:11:41Z
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Prison advocates say the hot conditions amount to unfair treatment & excessive punishment. Current & formerly incarcerated individuals told Reuters in a series of interviews that they dreaded summers. One person said the heat was so oppressive it felt like they were “breathing under water.” Legislative & policy efforts have stalled or failed to address the problem, even as prison populations & temperatures rise.#law #prisons #ClimateChange #HumanRights #health #ExtremeWeather #heat
(DIR) Post #Awf9fqvNtDSbqD0TnU by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-30T15:16:09Z
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“A lot of people view incarcerated people as less than & not deserving of #humane #environmental conditions in the first place,” said Ovienmhada.#Prisons are often built in places that are relatively #hot, secluded from areas where people don’t want them, said Bharat Venkat, director of the UCLA Heat Lab, an interdisciplinary research collective that studies #ThermalInequality.#law #ClimateChange #HumanRights #health #ExtremeWeather
(DIR) Post #Awf9so6TgoSkr9NB4a by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-30T15:18:29Z
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Unlike others exposed to extreme #heat, incarcerated people don’t have access to the same modes of cooling – like fully functional air conditioning, unlimited access to water & ice or the ability to wear clothes made of breathable fabrics.“It’s not about where it’s hotter, it’s really about where those impacts are felt most acutely,” said Venkat.#law #prisons #ClimateChange #HumanRights #health #ExtremeWeather
(DIR) Post #Awf9vwBU6NjsmrCuoK by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-30T15:19:04Z
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People of color [#POC] are disproportionately represented among the #US #prison population. At the end of 2022, #Black people comprised 32% of the federal & state prison population, but only 14.4% of the total US population. Experts attribute these disparities to a variety of factors, including #SystemicRacism in #policing practices & policies that disproportionately affect communities of color.#law #prisons #ClimateChange #HumanRights #health #ExtremeWeather #heat
(DIR) Post #AwfA6hqfk40NVkbj72 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-30T15:21:01Z
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In a June 2025 report, the #California Dept of Corrections & Rehabilitation [#CDCR] said that the cooling #infrastructure in its #prisons has degraded & become less effective, with #ClimateChange further exacerbating the problem. The report acknowledged that the buildings were built at a time when “the comfort level of the incarcerated population was not a consideration or priority.”#law #HumanRights #health #ExtremeWeather #heat
(DIR) Post #AwfABlIqKHWBflC8ye by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-30T15:21:56Z
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“Ensuring that CDCR facilities have adequate infrastructure is critical to the health & safety of the incarcerated population and staff,” said Mary Xjimenez, a spokesperson for #CDCR, in an emailed statement. The CDCR said it has $246 million in projects underway to address cooling at 5 institutions & is working on a statewide plan to address the problem.#law #prisons #ClimateChange #HumanRights #health #ExtremeWeather #heat
(DIR) Post #AwfAwd80XNXrvgTWXg by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-30T15:30:24Z
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…Prisons create their own #UrbanHeatIsland effect, a phenomenon where built-up areas – like cities with little vegetation – have higher temperatures than their surrounding areas.At #CorcoranStatePrison in the arid #SanJoaquinValley of central #California, the average outdoor summer #heat index — or how hot it feels to the human body — often exceeds 100°F.In 2024, every single summer day hit a heat index of at least 85°F.#law #prisons #ClimateChange #HumanRights #health #ExtremeWeather
(DIR) Post #AwfBK61bGZxID9fS3k by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-30T15:33:45Z
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Built in 1988, the prison houses nearly 2,600 men, including Andre Peart, 57, who is serving a 25-years-to-life sentence in the minimum security section.“I know we’re here to do our time. We shouldn’t have to worry about having a heat stroke or a heart attack,” Peart said.#law #prisons #ClimateChange #HumanRights #health #ExtremeWeather #heat
(DIR) Post #AwfC4OnLoNSHkM56wa by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-30T15:42:38Z
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…Studies have shown rising temperatures & multi-day #HeatWaves, defined as days where the temperature is above the 90th percentile, contribute to an increase in #mortality in #prisons. Brown University epidemiologist Julianne Skarha estimated in 2023 that a 10 degree increase in summer temperature was associated with a 5.2% increase in prison deaths & suicides increased nearly 23% in the 3 days following an extreme #heat day.#law #ClimateChange #HumanRights #health #ExtremeWeather
(DIR) Post #AwfCBD3DsEtdLmkkGu by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-30T15:44:12Z
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Certain #medications – like the #BetaBlockers Peart takes to treat atrial fibrillation [#afib], a #heart condition that causes irregular heartbeats – make people more vulnerable to the adverse #health effects of extreme temperatures by affecting how they regulate their body temperature.#law #prisons #ClimateChange #HumanRights #ExtremeWeather #heat
(DIR) Post #AwfCKlOdY1mWTdKCq8 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-30T15:45:58Z
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Maria Goellner, senior director of state policy at Families Against Mandatory Minimums, a nonpartisan nonprofit that advocates for #criminal #JusticeReform, said the #US #prison population is #aging, with #medical needs requiring #medication that makes them more susceptible to high temperatures.#law #prisons #ClimateChange #HumanRights #health #ExtremeWeather #heat
(DIR) Post #AwfCLLeqjE8mwLBf6m by VerifyAgent19751@mstdn.party
2025-07-30T15:46:03Z
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(DIR) Post #AwfQ10g4QDNXRAxDyS by DifferentDrummer@syzito.xyz
2025-07-30T18:19:13Z
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@Nonilex Oh call them what they are. Ovens.
(DIR) Post #AwoBHMG2CnQy6tkjw0 by andrewz@stranger.social
2025-08-03T23:46:31Z
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@Nonilex LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL