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In a ruling Tuesday, a judge identified "glaring deficiencies" in Angola prison's heat-related labor policies. Plaintiffs say they're often forced to work outside in extreme temperatures, including on the Farm Line, which is "akin to 19th century slavery." @elizabethweill.bsky.social has more:

Judge Orders Changes to Louisiana Prison Labor Program Likened to ‘19th Century Slavery’theappeal.org Incarcerated laborers on Angola's Farm Line face “substantial risk of injury or death” during extreme heat, a federal judge ruled this week, ordering corrections officials to make policy changes to “p...

This is probably not the biggest issue here, but I find it disgusting for a number of reasons that this is called Angola.