Sleep apnoea prison inmate asks for air-conditioned cell

The issue of excessive heat in prison raises controversy almost every year. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi

Update 1.20pmAn inmate asked the prison authorities to transfer him to an air-conditioned division or allow him to buy a portable air conditioner, as the unbearable heat in his cell was causing his medical condition to get worse.The inmate, who suffers from sleep apnoea and must wear a mask throughout the night, said the high...