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‘It never warms up’: Surviving extreme cold in Texas prisons

The brutal heat wave that swept Texas last summer posed extreme risks for many incarcerated people, garnering the attention of lawmakers, advocacy organizations, and everyday Texans. This winter we faced a different extreme: cold.  For the past eight years I’ve lived in solitary confinement, the heat goes out every January or February. Every October, I […]