From prison cells to school desks: the good news of these days

This week shows that good intentions lead to results in very different places: in a courtroom, in a classroom and in a clothing factory. From Texas to Bristol, from the Bronx to Ghana: people are taking steps that genuinely improve the lives of others. In Texas, formerly incarcerated women won a long-fought battle. The group Lioness Justice Impacted Women's Alliance spent years collecting letters from prisoners about the heat in Texan cells. A federal judge has now ruled in their favour: by the end of 2029, every prison in the state must have air conditioning. Currently, fewer than 40 per...