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Entrance of the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla, California. Photo credit: Daniel Arauz

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‘Help us, we can’t breathe’: Inmate at California women’s prison dies during heat wave

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A prison guard rides a horse alongside prisoners as they return from farm work detail at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana, on Aug. 18, 2011. U.S. District Court Judge Brian Jackson issued a temporary restraining order on Tuesday, July 3, 2024, giving the state department of corrections seven days to provide a plan to improve conditions on the so-called Farm Line at Louisiana State Penitentiary, otherwise known as Angola. Photo credit: Gerald Herbert, The Associated Press

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‘Help us, we can’t breathe’: Inmate at California women’s prison dies during heat wave

As temperatures soar, judge tells Louisiana to help protect prisoners working in fields

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