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The Independent UK
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Margie Mason and Robin McDowell

As temperatures soar, judge tells Louisiana to help protect prisoners working in fields

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Amid blistering summer temperatures, a federal judge ordered Louisiana to take steps to protect the health and safety of incarcerated workers toiling in the fields of a former slave plantation, saying they face “substantial risk of injury or death.” The state immediately appealed the decision.

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