Newly released autopsies show extreme temperatures in state prisons may have contributed to multiple recent deaths behind bars. But the state says heat hasn’t killed any prisoners in more than a decade. A lawsuit challenging Texas prison heat protocols will be heard in federal court on Tuesday.
As a Texan, I can say there’s very little we take more seriously than working air conditioning.
Oh I know. I lived in Arizona. But I also saw how much working air conditioning the sheriff’s office gave inmates. We gave that guy the boot a while ago now so hopefully it’s better but I hold little hope. And I’m willing to bet Texas has the same inmate sized loophole to caring.