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Extreme heat in prisons brings more legal challenges, pressure on states

More lawsuits are likely as climate change drives hotter summers, experts say.

Inmates exercise in the maximum security yard of the Lansing Correctional Facility on April 18, 2023, in Lansing, Kansas. (John Moore/Getty Images North America/TNS)
Inmates exercise in the maximum security yard of the Lansing Correctional Facility on April 18, 2023, in Lansing, Kansas. (John Moore/Getty Images North America/TNS)
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More lawsuits are likely as climate change drives hotter summers, experts say.

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