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From Sweltering Cells to Frigid Tents: The Extreme Temperatures of Incarceration

While Texas faces a 2029 deadline to install AC and California debates workplace exemptions, incarcerated people endure extreme heat and freezing detention camps.

Closing Argument • 09.26.2026

Mississippi Prison Band Offers a Glimpse of Freedom in a Lifetime of Punishment

The latest incarnation of the band composed of incarcerated people at Parchman prison toured the state and will release an album next year.

Jackson • 08.28.2026

Women Learned Their Jail Strip Searches Were Recorded. Their Outrage Changed the Law.

Women who organized to push for a new Colorado law hope it will become a model for other states.

News • 08.27.2026

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