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During Heat Waves Conditions In Prisons Pose Deadly Threats To Incarcerated People And Prison Staff

Extreme heat is taking an increasing toll across the U.S. in summertime. People who are incarcerated are among society’s most vulnerable groups and have been especially affected. More than a dozen states do not have air conditioning in all of their prison units, including Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. In Texas, where I work, only about 30% of prisons are fully air-conditioned. Many of these states also face some of the highest heat risks in the U.S., according to recent studies. Prisons concentrate hundreds or thousands of people in buildings that were designed without planning for extreme heat and heat waves. Prison building materials and designs can increase exposure to heat...

Online August 11, 2022: Lead With Courage, Thrive In Tough Conditions With D.J. “Eagle Bear” Vanas

This Thursdsay with D.J “Eagle Bear” Vanas We discuss his new book, The Warrior Within – Own Your Power to Serve, Fight, Protect, and Heal – We will discuss: Why warriors never fight alone and, as entrepreneurs, why we shouldn’t either. What is the Warrior Spirit and how can we apply it to our daily lives. He will cover what should be in your medicine bag. What a Vision Quest is and how we can do it each morning. Speaker DJ “Eagle Bear” Vanas Date & Time Thursday, August 11th, 2022 12:00PM - 1:00PM Central Location: Online Register Now Event Speaker DJ “Eagle Bear” Vanas D.J. Eagle Bear Vanas uses Native American warrior spirit principles to inspire audiences to lead with courage, thrive in tough conditions, and build united, resilient “tribes” -...

The Perfect Conditions That Created The Homicide Spike In 2020 – More Guns, Pandemic Stress And A Police Legitimacy Crisis

Justin Nix, University of Nebraska Omaha Homicides in the U.S. spiked by almost 30% in 2020. That was the main takeaway from figures released on Sept. 27, 2021, by the FBI that showed almost uniform increases across America in the murder rate. The fact that big cities, small cities, suburbs and rural areas – in both blue and red states – experienced similar increases in homicides suggests that nationwide events or trends were behind the rise. The COVID-19 pandemic would be one obvious explanation given its pervasiveness in 2020. But as a criminologist, I know that homicide rates are affected by a number of factors. And what happened in 2020 was a confluence of events that created the perfect conditions for a spike in murders. Stress and a lack of support COVID-19 likely did have an imp...