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heat/cold in prison
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January 30
When Temps Plunge, Dilapidated Jails and Prisons Put Lives at Risk
The Marshall Project examined reports of scarce food and water and interrupted access to medical care during a day-long power outage in Mississippi.
By
Katie Moore
,
Doug Livingston
and
Daja E. Henry