As heat becomes more extreme, inmates are increasingly threatened by rising temperatures
Inmates at California's oldest prison are facing health risks due to extreme heat, lack of air conditioning, and frequent power outages.
Steve Brooks’ cell has no windows or air conditioning, so he relies on two eight-inch fans when it’s stifling inside California’s oldest prison. There’s no access to ice or cold water, and during periodic power outages, there’s no electricity. “It’s kind of like you’re hyperventilating. The room’s closing in,” said Brooks, who’s incarcerated in San...
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