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Inmate advocates describe suffocating heat in Texas prisons as they plea for air conditioning
Toronto Star· 3 days agoDescribing Texas prisons as so hot that inmates cool off by splashing themselves with toilet water or faking suicide attempts to get moved to cooler medical areas, advocates on Tuesday asked ...
Former prisoners describe suffocating heat in Texas lockups as they plead for air conditioning
Toronto Star· 3 days agoDescribing Texas prisons as so hot that inmates would cool off by splashing themselves with toilet water or faking suicide attempts to get moved to cooler medical areas, advocates on Tuesday ...
The Last American Antislavery Campaign
Bloomberg· 3 days agoAt least two states will vote this fall on whether to end forced labor for prisoners. Advocates have their sights set on a bigger goal—ending this...
Understanding the New Era of Fire
New York Times· 3 days agoSeeing wildfires rage around the world feels a lot like watching climate change unfold. In California, the Park fire became the fifth-largest in state...
Democrats spar in race for Kildee's mid-Michigan seat in Congress
Detroit News· 2 days agoKristen McDonald Rivet and former Flint Mayor Matt Collier. Ad tracking data shows Collier in the...
Extreme heat makes flying harder. Airlines and airports say they aren't sweating it.
AOL· 5 days agoIt’s been another summer of record-smashing temperatures and record-smashing air travel. U.S. airlines expect to transport 271 million passengers worldwide this summer, up ...
