Prisoners end hunger strike at SCI Phoenix

A U.S. appeals court has ruled that a man who spent 26 years in solitary confinement in Pennsylvania can sue prison officials for alleged cruel and unusual punishment.

Multiple state prisons in Pennsylvania lack air conditioning, leaving thousands of incarcerated people at risk during increasingly common high temperatures.

While most incarcerated workers today help maintain correctional facilities, others are leased out to private companies or take part in work-release programs.