Texas appeals order to cool all prisons by end of 2029
www.texastribune.org
TDCJ, which estimates climate control will cost $1.5 billion, said the federal judge’s order imposes “chaos and confusion” on the country’s largest prison system.
  • Telorand@reddthat.com
    7·
    10 days ago

    “How are we supposed to demoralize and dehumanize prisoners if we can’t subject them to extreme heat?” -Texas legislature

    They are, apparently, working on getting AC in the prisons, but they haven’t given themselves an actual deadline (and they’re happy to take their time, I’m sure). They’re throwing a tantrum, because the judge forced a deadline upon them.

    • hyperencabulator@lemmy.today
      2·
      10 days ago

      It just doesn’t even make sense to me. Treating prisoners inhumanely is par for the course for the GOP, but zero A/C means everyone, guards, chaplain, warden, etc. suffers. You would think for their OWN selfish sake the employees would unionize and demand A/C. Police have unions, why don’t ‘corrrctional facilites’ officers? Maybe they do and I’m just ignorant, Idk.