TDCJ added that meeting the court-mandated timeline would disrupt the funding for other priorities such as contraband detection, inmate healthcare and prison population growth.
Ah yes, Texas’ famously extensive prison healthcare system! No wonder they have to plan for prison population growth, so many people want access to it.
Actually, if the new Texas Dems legalize weed, that cuts down on their need for expansion, doesn’t it? So they can go ahead with the ac without an issue.
In addition, the agency said halting Pitman’s order would not substantially harm inmates because it plans to continue installing air conditioning in its prisons.
“I’m fighting your order to compel me to do something because I’m already doing it anyway”? And they think that argument makes any sense?
In Texas it’s illegal for a landlord not to provide hot water, but if the water heater breaks all the landlord has to do is say “I’m working on it.” and that’s it.
I had a friend who went without hot water for 8+ months. I thought for sure there’s some legal group who could help. There is, and they told me the above.
Texas prison operators when they get to profit from slave labor: My prison
Texas prison operators when they have to install air conditioning: Our prison
I wonder if Texas Dems are going to do the right thing and fix this human rights atrocity when they take power. Apparently these facilities need about $1.5b worth of upgrades, and I can imagine how some voters aren’t going to want to hear that, but people are dying from heat related illnesses in these places all the time.
I wonder if Texas Dems are going to do the right thing and fix this human rights atrocity when they take power
The incoming governor announced in her first postelection press release that her administration would be “bipartisan” (read: infected with fascists) and already has at least one Republican on her transition team.
So nah, probably can’t count on her and her administration to accomplish anything that the fascists vehemently oppose 😮💨
This is why conservatism is so fucked up. They refuse to ever fix anything, then the problems just get worse over time. Then anyone who wants to fix the things the conservatives criminally neglected is an evil money wasting communist who cares more about [insert minority group] than they do REAL Americans. They basically put in place a system that weaponizes ignorance and neglect against ever fixing anything, and they make lots of money from doing so. So fucking sick.
Anyone working for a prison is required to sign an NDA to take that job. What are the odds that there are more prison buildings across the 50 states without AC?
That’s not a defense, which I feel I have to say, because internet. I’m genuinely curious to know how many.
What are the odds that there are more prison buildings across the 50 states without AC?
100%
Most prisons in the US don’t provide prisoners with AC.
I spent a few years inside in Arizona…and one of the things I can say for the place is that they took cooling very seriously… Air coming out of the vents was 56 degrees when is good when every time the door opens the temp in the room jumped to 90…
Hopefully Texas takes this opportunity to fix their mess… (but they won’t, they’ll piss it away doing things like stripping the incoming governor of powers than complaining that she couldn’t get anything done.
Wow that’s great to hear about Arizona. Hope you’re in a good place now.
“But but prison is suppose to be about pain!”
…at risk of executives not being able to afford that bigger sex yacht.
Oh no the for profit prisons will have less profit keeping prisoners cool
