This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. As climate change exacerbates the risks of extreme heat across California, the state’s prison officials plan to embark ...

The California prison system is beginning a $38 million pilot project to test ways to keep cells cooler. It involves a limited test of cooling systems and new insulation at three of the state's 31 ...

If you’re serving hard time inside a California prison, you’ll often find yourself stuck in a cramped cell with a complete stranger. You hang a bedsheet to manufacture the semblance of privacy between ...

On stifling days last summer, Reyes Miranda baked in his cell, the metal walls so hot to the touch that he worried he’d burn himself. At night, he slept on the cool concrete floor for relief. Miranda ...

After years of complaints about hot temperatures inside prison cells, California is finally embarking on a plan to cool some cells. But it’s only a test, and it will only help a fraction of inmates.

After years of complaints from inmates and advocates about hot temperatures inside prison cells, California is finally embarking on a plan to cool some cells. But it’s only a test, and it will only ...