In a July court filing, youth advocates argued that the state failed to provide constitutionally acceptable conditions at the facility in southeast Louisiana. The document noted youths — mostly Black males, according to the lawsuit — were held in a building that was not air conditioned. It cited weather data indicating outside heat-index values at the prison regularly surpassed 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) and sometimes 130 degrees F (54 degrees C).
He said inmates were allowed to sleep on the verandah or Roebourne regional prison.
“That happens quite a bit because people feel far more comfortable sleeping outside on the verandah than in their cells,” he said.
Mr Logan said back in 2020 that the prison was designed to have maximum airflow.
“The idea of air conditioning the whole of the prison is not only quite expensive, it’s also very expensive. It’s whether people would appreciate it because there are some people who literally don’t like air conditioning.”
apnews link:
https://apnews.com/article/angola-youths-louisiana-prison-d6dbb08e0d494a1d1808012f208e946f
across the pond
“They just like it that way”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/human-right-challenge-no-air-conditioning-roebourne-prison/100761350