News Flash: Prison is Hell! Now more so with Climate Change
1 hour ago Anthony Watts
From the “does anybody really give a damn” department comes another inane news release that I never bothered to finish reading. – Anthony
Prisons vulnerable to natural disasters, but ill-prepared
A study of 110 Colorado facilities found that 75%, housing 83% of the state’s incarcerated population, are at risk of climate-related hazards
Three-quarters of Colorado prisons are likely to experience a natural disaster in the coming years, but due to aging infrastructure and outdated policies, many are ill-equipped to keep residents safe, suggests new CU Boulder research.
The study, published in the journal Natural Hazards Review, comes on the heels of one of the hottest summers on record and as U.S. lawmakers are calling for an investigation into a rash of what are believed to be heat-related deaths in the nation’s prisons.
In other research, including interviews and focus groups with 35 formerly incarcerated Coloradans, the researchers found that most had already suffered from climate-related hazards, experiencing everything from “brutally hot” or “ice cold” cells to respiratory problems related to wildfire smoke and lack of toilet facilities during floods.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/11/01/news-flash-prison-is-hell-now-more-so-with-climate-change/
