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Interesting Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 years ago

How desperate US prisoners try to escape deadly heat

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How desperate US prisoners try to escape deadly heat

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Interesting Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 years ago

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With no air con, a former prisoner describes lying in toilet water to survive brutal heat.

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“Does one of our staff have to die before they will put AC there?”

Looks like it
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as if we needed any more incentive not to get caught breaking the law…
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Damn sounds like a real drag. Will reconsider going to prison. Thanks a bunch BBC for the heads up

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