Extreme heat, flooding, wildfires – Colorado’s formerly incarcerated people on the hazards they faced behind bars
- Written by Shawhin Roudbari, Associate Professor of Environmental Design, University of Colorado Boulder
Inmates sometimes experience heatstroke on especially hot days.powerofforever/Getty ImagesIncarcerated people in Colorado are exposed to climate-related extreme heat and cold, plus flooding and wildfires. Because they’re unable to escape these hazards, their health suffers and some die.
“I remember it being summer, and there’s no...