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What It’s Like Enduring a Heat Wave in a Missouri Prison

Lawyers requested swift cooling measures in a prison with no A/C. One man shares the dangerous conditions inside while people await a judge’s ruling.

St. Louis • 09.08.2025

‘I’m About to Die Here’: What a Power Outage and Heatwave Were Like in a Jail With No AC

Cuyahoga County officials say no one incarcerated in the jail needed treatment for heat illness. People inside say it was life-threatening.

Cleveland • 07.03.2025

How We Survived Extreme Heat in Prison

Incarcerated journalists detail the first signs of a heat wave in prison — and how they’ve coped with record-breaking temperatures.

Life Inside • 09.19.2024

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