Air Conditioning in Prisons

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Alexandra sewitch bass is the economist senior correspondent for politics, technology and society. She says there's a real patchwork of states that do have access to it and many that do not - especially in the south. Not all states are in agreement about whether this is something that they want to invest to expand so you're talking about places like florida and texas and louisiana. Theyre just as bad early or unbearably hot in the summer.

China’s zero-covid policy is being stretched to breaking point as the virus makes its way through the city. Supplies are low, residents are angry and there is no end in sight. The debate about air conditioning in America’s sweltering prisons will only heat up further. And how a dispute about time from exactly a century ago remains timely today. Additional audio provided courtesy of Matthew Florianz. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer