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WE'RE TOO HOT!

20256 minPGdoc-short

Temperatures inside the Workhouse jail reached over 110 degrees during a 2017 heatwave, prompting a demonstration against the facility.

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Temperatures inside the Workhouse jail reached over 110 degrees during a 2017 heatwave, prompting a demonstration against the facility.

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Inside the Workhouse, a former holdover facility, inmates faced sweltering conditions during a 2017 heatwave, with temperatures soaring into the 110s. The extreme heat prompted a demonstration against the lack of air conditioning. Following years of advocacy, the Workhouse closed in 2021. However, the Justice Center, another notorious jail, has since taken on the burden of housing inmates, raising ongoing concerns about conditions within the prison system.

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