100°F Prison Cells: 10+ Hotter Days Fuel Inmate Heat Deaths
US prisons face a growing climate adaptation gap as extreme heat exposes aging concrete-and-steel facilities, leaving incarcerated people in cells that reached 100°F. MIT research shows most prisons now experience at least 10 days each summer hotter than any previous summer. The crisis highlights underreported heat deaths and the need for cooling retrofits and policy mandates.
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