Episode

S2E2: Inside a cell, summer is sweltering

Podcast: Prisoncast!
Published: Jul 20, 2026
Duration seconds: 1017
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Summary

Many summer seasons bring excruciating heat inside Illinois prison cells. A prison watchdog group tells us what it's like to endure high temperatures behind bars. And Michael Broadway’s widow reads his poetry to mark his death during a heat wave.