AUSTIN — Texas prisons can reach upwards of 130 degrees during the hottest summer days. Advocates have pushed for lawmakers to use some of the record-breaking surplus of nearly $33
271 prisoners died of heat-related causes in un-air-conditioned Texas prisons between 2001 and 2019. Many more suffer heat exhaustion each year, reporting
271 prisoners died of heat-related causes in un-air-conditioned Texas prisons between 2001 and 2019. Many more suffer heat exhaustion each year, reporting
AUSTIN — Texas lawmakers and others rallied outside the state capitol Thursday to highlight bills that would improve indoor temperatures of prisons. Currently, 70% of Texas prisons do not have
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) Heat waves may be killing prisoners in Texas, according to an analysis that found far-higher-than-normal death rates in the state s non-air-conditioned prisons.