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People incarcerated at Algoa Correctional Center in Missouri – a nearly 100-year-old prison without air conditioning – are forced to suffer through inhumane and dangerously hot conditions every summer in violation of their constitutional rights. The MacArthur Justice Center is fighting for the health and safety of our clients by demanding that Missouri Department of Corrections maintain safe and humane conditions for people confined at Algoa.

As punishment for being HIV positive while in a Missouri prison, Jane Roe was placed in solitary confinement for over six years with no way to challenge her confinement, engendering multiple attempts to take her own life. The MacArthur Justice Center is fighting back against the torturous usage of solitary confinement for prolonged periods, particularly when it's justified by discriminatory, unconstitutional policies that unfairly penalize people like Ms. Roe.