Suit: Inmates Stand in Toilets to Keep Cool
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Men standing in toilets is part of the standard tableau along death row during sticky, hot summers, prisoner advocates say.
The men do this to escape temperatures that routinely top 100 degrees in their cells, which are not air-conditioned, according to a federal class-action lawsuit.
“The U.S. openly condemns other countries for conditions like this,” said Randall Berg of the Florida Justice Institute, which is arguing the case on behalf of more than 370 death-row inmates. Prison officials dispute the contention.
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