Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Punishing Heat in southern U.S. Prisons not due to climate change. Really!

Still better than capital or corporal punishment or? Pardon my inexcusable sarcasm!

Another hit piece by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health!
This tender loving care for incarcerated criminals!

This time, they don't blame Climate Change, but lack of A/Cs in prisons of Texas, Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. All states governed by Republican governors. You get the picture!

Surprisingly, they don't even mention the usual disparate effects this may have on black v. white prison inmates or that most black prisoners are only there for reasons of a racially biased law enforcement and judiciary. What a glaring omission! Pardon my sarcasm!

"... 
No air conditioning:
In Florida: Roughly three-quarters of prisons lack AC. 
In Texas: Over two-thirds of prison beds have no AC.
In Georgia and Alabama, many prisons also operate without complete AC.  ...
Dangerous in different ways: Not only are the overheated conditions inhumane, advocates say, they are also dangerous—leading to increased agitation and decreased vigilance among both guards and inmates. ..."

Global Health NOW: Children Exploited for Europe’s Cocaine Trade; Villages Trapped by Kenya Floods; and HIV: Longer Lifespans, Limited Funds

No comments: