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Most Texas Prisoners Don’t Have AC Access and It’s Unclear when They Will Get It
TEXAS, JUL 17 – Texas prisons have cooled living areas for only a third of inmates despite $200 million in funding; a federal judge says full air conditioning could take 25 years without legislative mandates.
- In Texas prisons, two thirds of incarcerated people face another summer without air conditioning, as lawmakers declined to pass legislation mandating a timeline for climate control.
- Despite funding increases, the Texas Legislature has not set a timeline for installing climate control, as TDCJ remains slow and uncommitted, Amanda Hernandez said.
- With temperatures routinely exceeding 100 degrees, Amanda Hernandez, TDCJ spokesperson, reported 48,372 cooled living areas covering roughly a third of 137,778 incarcerated individuals as of June 30, and hundreds have been diagnosed with heat-related illnesses.
- Without a timeline, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman estimates it would take 25 years to install climate control at the current rate, implying prolonged delays.
- With Collier’s retirement looming, the Texas Board of Criminal Justice must appoint his replacement later this year, creating leadership uncertainty.
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Texas prisons are still sweltering without AC and no clear fix in sight
Despite millions in funding, Texas prisons remain dangerously hot as officials dodge accountability on cooling timelines.Hayden Betts reports for The Texas Tribune.In short:Around 88,000 incarcerated people in Texas — two-thirds of the prison population — remain in facilities without air conditioning as triple-digit heat continues.Although the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) has received over $200 million in state funds to install AC…
Most Texas Prisoners Don’t Have AC Access and It’s Unclear When They Will Get It
Two thirds of people incarcerated in Texas’ prisons face another summer without air conditioning after lawmakers again declined to pass legislation that would mandate a timeline for installing climate control in state facilities.
Most Texas prisoners don’t have AC access and it’s unclear when they …
Despite receiving substantial state funding to air-condition prisons in the last few years, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has stayed mum on when it will install cooling across the system.
Most Texas prisoners don’t have AC access and it’s unclear when they will get it
Despite receiving substantial state funding to air-condition prisons in the last few years, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has stayed mum on when it will install cooling across the system.
Most Texas prisoners don’t have AC access and it’s unclear when they will get it - MyParisTexas
Despite receiving substantial state funding to air-condition prisons in the last few years, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has stayed mum on when it will install cooling across the system. Two thirds of people incarcerated in Texas’ prisons face another summer without air conditioning after lawmakers again declined to pass legislation that would mandate a timeline for installing climate control in state facilities. After years of promi…
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