In this week's edition of Texas: The Issue Is, FOX 7 Austin's Rudy Koski speaks with State Rep. Carl Sherman about why he believes an emergency response is needed in prisons lacking air conditioning during this summer's record heat.
State prisons with no air conditioning: it's a familiar issue that heats up every summer. But this year, with the current heat wave, the debate has gotten even hotter.
Tuesday, prison reform advocates held an emotional news conference at the State Capitol with several state lawmakers. State Rep. Carl Sherman was among those taking part.Texas inmates without air conditioning during record high temps, advocates sayYou 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.Well, let me just say this.
I understand. And I get it. They believe that. But when temperatures are rising above 120 degrees inside cells. That's inhumane. That's indecent.This summer, nine inmates in Texas prisons died of heart attacks while being held in cells without air conditioning. That is according to members of a prison advocacy group, who called on the governor to help those serving time in hot cells.The state is putting some cooling spots into some of these locations.
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