{"id":13084,"date":"2022-07-18T13:52:04","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T18:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/?p=13084"},"modified":"2022-08-01T11:21:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T16:21:11","slug":"hazard-center-scholar-documents-dangerous-heat-in-texas-prisons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/news\/2022\/07\/18\/hazard-center-scholar-documents-dangerous-heat-in-texas-prisons\/","title":{"rendered":"Hazard center scholar documents dangerous heat in Texas prisons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dangerous summer heat inside Texas prisons\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cPAOiw8HLbU?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; 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