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‘Trapped in a fiery kennel’: Lawsuit against Missouri Department of Corrections alleges extreme heat at one prison is a constitutional violation

Throughout the summer of 2024, six people in prison at Missouri’s Algoa Correctional Center experienced temperatures and humidity levels that violated their constitutional rights, a new lawsuit ...
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Algoa Correctional Center sued over excessive heat

Sweltering conditions at Algoa Correctional Center are the subject of a new class-action lawsuit. Representing inmates with medical vulnerabilities and those in solitary confinement, the MacArthur ...
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Missouri sued over excessive heat at prison in Jefferson City: 'Trauma and torture'

The lawsuit filed by the MacArthur Justice Center says that in the summer, the lack of air conditioning or heat solutions at Missouri's Algoa Correctional Center violate the constitutional rights of ...
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Lawsuit compares summers at Algoa correctional facility to "Hell"

A class-action lawsuit filed in Cole County on Friday claims inmates at the Algoa Correctional Facility in Jefferson City face "inhumane and dangerous conditions" due to extreme heat during the summer ...