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Citing the many reports of dangerous heat in Texas and other states’ prisons this summer, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee encourage GOP colleagues to join them in pushing for action.
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Three women incarcerated at the Hobby Unit prison in Marlin, Texas describe the dangers and challenges of living in a Texas prison with no air conditioning.
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A study published last November links 271 deaths between 2001 and 2019 to unairconditioned Texas prisons. An analysis of state data showed that a spike in the mortality rate has hit Texas prisons system-wide.
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A lawsuit filed by former inmates against Smith County, east of Dallas, has prompted others to speak out.
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The price rise hit prisoners seeking bottled water as temperatures eclipse the 100 degree mark in unairconditioned facilities. The state vendor asked to raise the price and two state agencies signed off.
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Inmates say food melts in front of them and claim their cells' temperatures exceed 150 degrees.
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Advocacy groups say physical mail is an important part of contact between those behind bars and the outside world.
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Since a heat wave gripped Texas, at least nine inmates, including two men in their 30s, have died of heart attacks or unknown causes in prisons lacking air conditioning. It’s been 11 years since the state last classified a death as heat-related.
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Prison researchers were shocked to learn that women in Texas Department of Criminal Justice's security detention — or solitary confinement — are issued a thick white gown instead of the two-piece uniform that men are issued. No official explanation was offered.
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A Texas prison was found to be holding men in spaces without bathrooms, bed and sink for days, but it doesn’t violate state policy because there isn’t one, says the state prison ombudsman.