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| Heat takes toll on prison inmates |
| By sandiegouniontribune.com- Jeff McDonald |
| Published: 10/05/2015 |
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There’s no easy in hard time. Prison is supposed to be unpleasant and uncomfortable, a deterrent for people who veer from the straight and narrow. But when temperatures rise across San Diego County, as they have at record highs this year, the heat climbs even higher inside the concrete cells at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility. “It’s pretty bad,” said Nathaniel Regalado, who has about 20 months remaining on a 13-year sentence for armed robbery. “Every morning I have to wash my sheets. I’m just covered in sweat, every part of my body.” Regalado, 33, is one of eight inmates and employees to report in telephone interviews with U-T Watchdog what they called extreme heat conditions inside cell blocks and other facilities at the Otay Mesa prison. Most were reluctant to be quoted by name for fear of retaliation from guards or supervisors. Read More. |
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