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π§΅1/ County jails have A/C. Animal shelters too.
But Texas doesn't require its prisons to have climate control.
In the past, the state hasn't kept indoor heat logs.
We @dallasnews obtained new data that exposes conditions behind bars.
dallasnews.com/news/politics/β¦ #txlege #FOIA
But Texas doesn't require its prisons to have climate control.
In the past, the state hasn't kept indoor heat logs.
We @dallasnews obtained new data that exposes conditions behind bars.
dallasnews.com/news/politics/β¦ #txlege #FOIA
The News obtained the indoor temperature logs at all Texas prisons, which the state only recently required them to begin keeping, through a public info request and analyzed them.
The data show indoor temperatures in 15 state-run lockups exceeded 100 degrees last summer. #txlege
The data show indoor temperatures in 15 state-run lockups exceeded 100 degrees last summer. #txlege
3/ The temperature topped 99.4 degrees where inmates are housed inside the state-run jail in Dallas County, the data show.
The Stevenson Unit near Cuero was the hottest; temperatures there exceeded 95 degrees two out of three days last summer. dallasnews.com/news/politics/β¦ #txlege
The Stevenson Unit near Cuero was the hottest; temperatures there exceeded 95 degrees two out of three days last summer. dallasnews.com/news/politics/β¦ #txlege
@loiskolkhorst @GeanieWMorrison @CarlOShermanTX @TerryCanales40 @johnbryantfortx @TPCA_org @AmiteDominick 4/ Yesterday 2 bills to require temps of between 65 and 86 degrees (same standard as county jails) inside state prisons passed committee.
There was no opposition. Faith groups, prisoner advocates backed it. Guards like it b/c they have to work in these conditions too. #txlege
There was no opposition. Faith groups, prisoner advocates backed it. Guards like it b/c they have to work in these conditions too. #txlege
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