Q&A: Incarcerated people are disproportionately impacted by climate change, physicians say

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When a wildfire approaches a prison and an evacuation warning is issued, what are the health risks that incarcerated people face when officials decide not to evacuate? What happens if the evacuation warning turns into a mandate and there are no transportation options to securely move everyone, or there are no nearby facilities to go to?

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