“I’m not innocent, I broke the law and deserve to pay for my crime. However, I’m still a human. They even have warnings on the radio ... but we sit here and fry.”

Prisoners wrote to our Criminal Justice reporter Michelle Pitcher about the intense #heat in Texas prisons. They say it's often the worst at night, and #science supports the damage high nighttime temps can cause: 
https://www.texasobserver.org/prison-heat-air-conditioning-texas-summer/

#ClimateChange #news #politics #Prison #HumanRights #CriminalJustice #Texas #HeatWave #health