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Committee advances Adrienne’s Act to require heat protections in California correctional facilities
Summary
AB 24 99 would direct Cal/OSHA to develop enforceable heat-safety standards for workers and incarcerated people after testimony about fatal and near-fatal heat exposures inside state prisons; the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee voted to refer the bill to Appropriations.
Assemblymember Gibson presented AB 24 99, known in testimony as "Adrienne’s Act," which would require Cal/OSHA to develop a heat-safety standard for work and living conditions inside California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation facilities.
Gibson invoked the 2024 death of Adrienne Bowyer and said that incarcerated people and staff are routinely exposed to extreme indoor temperatures. "No one, regardless of their status, should be subject to dangerous, inhumane…
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