Texas heat wave: Inmates in prison with no air conditioning
At least four other prisoners died in hot prisons this month with undetermined causes of death.
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At least four other prisoners died in hot prisons this month with undetermined causes of death.
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.
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.
AUSTIN — The indoor temperature at least 15 state-run jails and prisons exceeded 100 degrees last summer, according to data obtained by The Dallas Morning...
This summer is among the hottest on record, but many people in U.S. prisons can’t access even basic ways to cool down.