People who are incarcerated can’t protect themselves when a hurricane or wildfire threatens. Brian Vander Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Jails and prisons often fail to protect incarcerated people during natural disasters

Prisons and jails are difficult to evacuate when wildfires or storms approach. Many of these facilities lack evacuation plans and may keep incarcerated people on-site instead of moving them to safety.

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