(Op-ed from 73 year old medium custody inmate)
Two man cells on medium units have 2 narrow windows in the back of the room. It is proven science that covering the windows from the sun, with curtains or shutters, reduces the indoor temperature by 20%. These cells have no curtains of course, so inmates make do with paper.
This July, in record-breaking heat, staff has decided to have us take down our meager coverings because “It’s a security issue”. In other words, the guards “can’t see in the dark room” well enough to see what we’re doing.
What do they do at night? They use FLASHLIGHTS! So rather than cook inmates in their hot concrete boxes, why not use flashlights during the day?????