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The heat inside America's prisons

The heat inside America's prisons

Update: 2025-08-09
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Race and justice reporter Disha Raychaudhuri and host Christopher Walljasper examine the challenge of extreme temperatures inside crammed U.S. prisons. Hear one man's experience of 28 years incarcerated in the California prison system and follow our reporter's journey to uncover the extent of the problem for state and federal prisons across the US.  



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The heat inside America's prisons

The heat inside America's prisons

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