It's a debate that heats up every summer, should Texas inmates have air conditioning in their cells?
" . . . when temperatures are rising above 120 degrees inside cells. That's inhumane. That's indecent."Rudy Koski talks with State Rep Carl Sherman about installing air conditioning in Texas prisons. It's a familiar issue that heats up every summer, but this year's debate has gotten even hotter Tuesday prison reform advocates held an emotional news conference at the state capitol with several state lawmakers, Representative Karl Sherman was among those taking part.
Carl Sherman: You should care about humanity. Really what this comes down to is if you believe in public safety, then you should care, because those that are working in these conditions are suffering as well.Carl Sherman: Well, let me just say this. We actually appropriated over $500 million for us to have A/C. And I can tell you what it has cost us in the past. When you look at the cost that we've spent on trying to address lawsuits.
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