People incarcerated in Texas often live without air-conditioning in areas where temps can exceed 100° for days. Since 1998, 20 people have died as a result of extreme heat.https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/10/11/cooking-them-to-death-the-lethal-toll-of-hot-prisons?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sprout&utm_source=twitter …
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This week, Texas prison officials are in settlement talks over heat-related deaths during the summers on cellblocks across Texas. More at @HoustonChron:http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Texas-prisons-discussing-settlement-of-air-12536531.php …
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