Friends---I forward the following to the list--
=D8 To Whom It May Concern:
It has recently been brought to my attention that the Death Row unit
located at Union Correctional Institution is not equipped with an air
conditioning system nor are there fans available for purchase through the
inmate store. Having been a resident of Central Florida for nineteen
years, I am aware of the temperature during the summer months that
sometimes exceeds one hundred degrees. Heat stroke can be a problem
during the hot summer months and can lead to disorientation,
hallucinations, aggressive and combative behavior, coma, and death.
According to the Center for Disease Control, approximately three hundred
people die of heat stroke every summer throughout the United States. The
problems that lead to heat stroke are aggravated by living conditions
that have poor ventilation and inadequate cooling systems. I realize that
equipping the Death Row units with air conditioning would not be a
plausible nor cost efficient solution. However, the Department of
Corrections has an existing duty to provide suitable housing for its
inmates. This duty is not being met during the summer months, when the
health of the inmates is being jeopardized by the extreme temperatures
that make their living conditions less than suitable. The simple act of
adding fans to the inmate store's list of purchasable goods would meet
that duty of providing adequate housing for the inmates. Thank you for
any consideration given to this matter.
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