Incarcerated people swelter in scorching Texas prisons » Yale Climate Connections

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Advocates for cooling Texas prisons construct a makeshift cell on the steps of the Texas Capitol. (Image credit: AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

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On a sweltering day, many people cool off by turning on the AC or sitting in the shade with an icy drink. But incarcerated people rarely have these options.

Dixon: “They don’t get to just make a decision to go grab a cold water out of a fridge. They do not have the freedom and the access to many of the resources that should or could be readily available.”