“America’s jails are full of environmental hazards that stand to compromise the physical and mental health of the people who work and live within them. One of the most egregious problems: Filthy conditions in jail cells and common areas, particularly those involving human waste and other biological hazards, that have resulted in claims of unconstitutionality due to cruel and unusual punishment.”

Jesi Taylor, ‘Welcome to a Shithole’: Most U.S. Prisons Are Filled with Toxic Waste, Vice Report