# S2E2: Inside a cell, summer is sweltering

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Podcast: [Prisoncast!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/prisoncast-7796732)
Published: 2026-07-20T05:05:00+00:00
Episode link: https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_16692_6e0846ec-55a6-45ff-91d0-7152234bbe5c&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fprisoncast.podcasts.wbez.org
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Duration seconds: 1017

## Resource

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.

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