Legislation pending in Congress notes that 13 states in the South and Midwest lack universal air-conditioning requirements for their prison facilities, with 22 states lacking even policies on temperature regulation.
When people argue, 'I didn't have air conditioning growing up,' it's also important to realize that we could leave our homes and go to the mall or a library. Those in prisons are sitting ducks.
Advocates accuse officials of downplaying the number of deaths linked to excessive heat. One case last August involved a 32-year-old man with a history of epilepsy and mental illness, whose core body temperature was 107.5 degrees when he was found unresponsive in his cell.
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