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Florida's death row inmates say they can't take the heat Suit alleges cruel and unusual punishment in cells with no fans, A/C 08/11/2002 Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Florida death row inmates say temperatures that routinely top 100 degrees in their cells force them to stand in toilets, drape themselves in wet towels and sleep naked on concrete floors. Those allegations are at the heart of a class-action lawsuit that claims the heat inside Union Correctional Institution near Raiford is cruel and unusual punishment and could lead to mental and physical illness and even death. U.S. District Judge Ralph...