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Judge says heat in Texas prisons unconstitutional as states face mounting lawsuits

A federal judge’s finding that extreme heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional could lead to the state being ordered to spend billions to install air conditioning to cool them off

The Independent UK

‘Like being inside an oven’: Extreme weather batters imprisoned people

As climate change makes extreme temperatures more frequent, many US prisons lack resources to address safety needs.

Al Jazeera

LA County and ACLU reach 'extraordinary' agreement to address jail conditions

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County and the American Civil Liberties Union have reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit that alleged "barbaric" conditions in county jails, officials announced Friday.

Los Angeles Times

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Newly Released Government Records Reveal Horrible Neglect of Terminally Ill Woman in Federal Prison

The records confirm medical neglect in a federal women's prison that Reason first reported on in 2020.

Reason

UN group to tour Los Angeles jails accused of ‘squalid, inhumane’ conditions

Advocates say it will cast welcome attention on a system mired in scandals of prisoner mistreatment and racial injustice

The Guardian - US

Florida Department of Corrections overrules rejection of journalist’s memoir about her time in prison

ORLANDO, Fla. — A book that was banned from being circulated inside correctional facilities across Florida will soon be hitting the library shelves in state-run prisons.

Orlando Sentinel

Abortion bans create ‘insurmountable barriers’ for incarcerated women in US

The supreme court’s overturning of Roe will make reproductive healthcare in many prisons a lot worse than it already is, experts warn

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‘They might have to give birth in chains’: Abortion access behind bars after the end of Roe v Wade

Abortion access in prisons was already ‘abysmal.’ The end of Roe v Wade made things even worse, Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK

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