‘Unbearable heat’ in prison cells is ‘inhumane’ – UoM faculty dean, NGOs

Prison inmates have to deal with unbearable temperatures in their cells during heatwaves. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Prison inmates are suffering “inhumane treatment” due to the “unbearable heat” that builds up in their cells during the hot summer months, according to the dean of the university’s social well-being faculty who called on the authorities to address the situation.The assessment of Andrew Azzopardi, who heads the faculty at the University of Malta, was...