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Extreme heat exposes crisis inside Europe's overcrowded prisons

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Record summer temperatures are exposing the strain on overcrowded prisons across France, Italy and Belgium, where ageing buildings and poor ventilation are making extreme heat increasingly difficult to manage.

First report: Heatwaves expose overcrowding crisis in Europe's ageing prisons — straitstimes.com, 4d