Texas prisons sweltering as lawmakers refuse to mandate air conditioning inside

Texas is one of 13 states that does not require air conditioning inside of units.

[@DerrickTate-t2v]

Don't go to jail in Texas

[@brandwilliford5829]

😂

[@KatThomp]

What about the Prison guards who work there??

[@Nono_713]

@@KatThompsame for them get a better job

[@jamesjamesnet]

You so true

[@Popesontour]

Oh just shut up! There's good people who have to work in that environment! Those concrete and steel buildings are big heat traps! Their not installing swimming pools bud! And screw the old well we did without it back in 57 crap too! This is a modern society and we don't need to treat even our criminals like North Korea! Plus we have family members who have to work in there and its dangerous enough! Add in 100+ temps in those buildings and it's a powder keg! I think the tax payers can splurge for some air!

[@CEOkiller]

Want to stay cool? Stay out of prison! We don’t play in Texas…

[@Allfivefingers]

Remember that when trump whines about jail like a þu$$¥

[@tylercampbell6365]

Not everyone's guilty in those slave plantations

[@WK_MERCURY]

@@tylercampbell6365 nOt EvErYoNe Is GuIlTy. Stfu clown. You cuck. Beta male. That soy milk taste good?

[@Johnportrait95]

dumbest statement ever not everyone in prison are guilty moron

[@Fluffy_Penguin727]

@@tylercampbell6365 Most of them are.

[@kbrown5218]

If you can't take Texas heat then stay out of prison.

[@KatThomp]

What about the Prison guards who have to work there?

[@kayk9230]

​@KatThomp yep I'm one of them. It's no joke

[@rachelgarber1423]

To everyone calling out the prisoners, let’s not forget about the guards who are working in those prisons.

[@MarkSchmidt-w6s]

It's a violation of the OSHA Heat Standard regulations.

[@faithcarpenter]

There are some TDC units that have air conditioning the small units the big units only offer a/c for the officers. Hallways informiers library wardens office school building and the odr have air conditioning.

[@kikismith9563]

Ok...give them AC in their office area

[@faithcarpenter]

@@kikismith9563 Officers already have access to air conditioning The convicts only have access to the a/c in the respite areas hallway law library library medical and school. The dorms are super hot and in the winter super cold.

[@annavass4333]

You hear those numbers? Thay are just gambling a bigger pay out

[@rgmtz44]

Hearing that dog pounds have AC units made my day better

[@mcdonald1743]

Another Christian

[@ZFKATNBADGER40]

@@mcdonald1743 ah, convicted felons have a right to comfort over innocent dogs in your mind.

[@mcdonald1743]

@@ZFKATNBADGER40 they should both have it. Prisons are for profit. No such thing a justice.

[@DelightfulHelmet-mc8su]

Stay out of prison so you don't have to worry about it.

[@alessio272]

I hope you get wrongfully convicted and wind up there.

[@lori2100]

Many people working to make an honest living have to work in the heat. Construction workers, road construction, roofers, air condition repair and many others work in extreme conditions! My son installed internet for awhile. He worked on roofs and in attics in the heat.

[@SusieW-e3y]

What about the guards and staffers who are working in those prisons ?

[@FriendofDorothy]

and your point??

[@michaelhock8878]

Most people that work in heat like you described have respites from the heat and are not experiencing it 24/7.

[@garrettsaulnier2651]

And those guys go home to air conditioning. Staying in that type of heat for long periods of time will kill you. Not everyone in prison is a bad person.

[@jaychong12]

Let them fry.

[@ABSG7]

Stay out of jail folks

[@colleenpeck6347]

Show this to the black teens with guns as a Public Service Announcement!😁

[@sabrinaladyswallowtail]

@@colleenpeck6347How about you find a bridge to guard, troll? What a garbage comment.

[@SATOWNJONES]

@@colleenpeck6347 can’t save them all some people this is just destiny

[@mctrimm7097]

What about the guards that work in that heat? Should they quit their jobs? How safe will we be if the guards decide to stay out of prison?

[@jamesstephens1539]

​@@mctrimm7097ALOT of them probably do

[@leonarddonohue1418]

Kids are in schools without air conditioning. Why are we going to give it to criminals?

[@S36542]

Where😂

[@garydomaz1849]

Both are wrong

[@mcdonald1743]

Your probably a Christian

[@RubenHernandez-yx1bk]

Here in San Antonio!! Schools shut down!!! Yeah man it's tough. I bet those dudes would rather be working!! ​@@S36542

[@nitromartini1422]

I went from first grade to twelfth grade in Roma Texas with no conditioning. It got up to 110 degrees F and we had 50 students per classroom. Too bad.

[@thetruthhurts131]

Boo hoo. Plenty of people work outside in the vicious heat. At least the inmates have fans.

[@recidivistfighter4673]

In a 9x10 cement box.

[@Fluffy_Penguin727]

@@recidivistfighter4673 And?

[@iianjohnson1026]

@@Fluffy_Penguin727genuinely shows the type of person you are

[@c0dymach1ne]

@@Fluffy_Penguin727 and its a big difference obviously

[@bradleycooper5436]

Its hotter than outside lol. They are just trapped in there to embezzle money from the government

[@10tepeyac]

Dogs didn’t commit violent crimes against innocent people

[@bruh_hahaha]

NO. Use that money to put AC units i to homes of veterans and seniors. If you can’t take the heat, don’t do the crime.

[@c0dymach1ne]

Has nothing to do with whats being discussed but okeyy 😂

[@bradleycooper5436]

The government doesn't own the prisons....

[@shannonkettle2209]

They both need help, and you obviously don't have any loved ones in Texas Prisons. They're human too!

[@Youonlyliveonce8883]

So let these delinquents live comfortably when they destroyed innocent lives!??!?! Give them more reasons to not give af about being locked up! SmH. The homeless and regular folks without enough funds to have an AC dont have this luxury and they havent committed a crime

[@kenkripto3515]

There's many prisoners who also haven't committed a crime...SMH look at the true statistics of how many Americans are falsely imprisoned..Im sure you'll be shocked.

[@frankiel3767]

Okay so let’s pass a law that provides air conditioning in prisons and subsidized air conditioning in homeless shelters and poor people’s homes

[@perc3136]

Most people in prison in there for drug offenses non violent crimes

[@wilfredoWilleFaz]

Simple don't go to prison

[@mev321]

Who cares! It’s very simple! Don’t go to prison!

[@odrocsenotna8888]

So what? They should be uncomfortable

[@StudewoodJayy]

Stop talking CuHz , u got no brain or Heart . S T F U

[@YOUTUBER-jf6iq]

Prison is a punishment not a luxury . Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.

[@BobbyGazo]

That's why my ex is still alive I can't do the time 😢

[@Fluffy_Penguin727]

@@BobbyGazo Then don't do the crime!

[@KatThomp]

What about the Prison guards??

[@bradleycooper5436]

America has a higher prison pop than china and north Korea... Biggest prison pop in world history.

[@marlenitobias8715]

tdcj don’t give a damn about there officers I know did it for three and a half years no money crappy work conditions and very dangerous was told by the captain tdcj don’t owe you a damn thing

[@AccipiterAtricapillus]

let them sweat it out, sauna is good for you

[@coldspring624]

Serving time in prison is not like home. It is prison for crying out loud

[@CEOkiller]

It’s punishment… it’s not supposed to be pleasant.

[@Freddie-tw4bd]

😅😂if criminals would stop being criminals,they wouldn't be in PRISON..THEY WANT TV'S AIR CONDITIONING RED CARPET ACCOMODATIONS 😅

[@KatThomp]

What about the Prison guards??

[@tiltedtexan1980]

@@Freddie-tw4bdso clean water and central air/heating is red carpet treatment? You honestly sound stupid af. So I guess it's a child's fault if they get their face blown off for just being in class? The question may seem out of context but I'm really curious as to where you draw the line because your comment is just as dumb as you think my question is

[@andypanda4756]

Because you can't leave, the State has a moral and legal responsibility to keep you alive. Is it really that complicated? Comfort and not dying aren't on the same scale.

[@WK_MERCURY]

More people care about the rights of prisoners than the rights of victims. People blindly accept lies but stubbornly reject truth. We live in the twilight zone.

[@WK_MERCURY]

@user-kw6xz8ey4u “innocent” people are a negligible percentage of incarcerated individuals. There’s no such thing as a victimless criminal. You are exactly the type of person I was talking about.

[@jvssocialmedia2459]

I baked inside apartments for which I paid. No taxpayers money for my relief. No relief for homeless. Elderly... Not a human right to have AC. Staff in cooled rooms, fine. Cooled to 85 not 75 might be reasonable.

[@c.rutherford]

>>I baked inside apartments for which I paid.>> Dude, you can get your own window AC unit at Habitat for Humanity for $50. Or a brand new one at Wal-Mart for $100. Think about this

[@josephpalmer5791]

As a renter, your landlord is supposed to maintain your air conditioner… Why didn’t you hold them responsible for ensuring you didn’t bake?

[@c.rutherford]

@@josephpalmer5791 depends on lease agreement. In many places the tenant owns their own AC unit(s) especially if the building can't be split. Otherwise who wants one thermostat shared by everybody? Some people like it cold, some like it warmer. Same with washer & dryer, etc. In fact the more the tenant owns themselves the better and that goes for me as a tenant. I don't want some skanky previously rented AC that smells like smoke and pot : P

[@NegativeOpposite]

@@josephpalmer5791a renter doesn’t have to provide you with AC

[@Kyng-qe2xl]

I’m sure you did however a cement box the heat is way worse

[@senkster1851]

Didn’t worry about the heat in the free world 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@blackwidow999]

It's hot for us too, don't forget that part. We don't get to take off our shirts and walk around shirtless and in shorts like they do. Nobody put these inmates there, they did

[@BobbyGazo]

But it's okay for guys who have tit's that should be indecent exposure 😂😂😂

[@coreywood6425]

If you haven’t been then it’s worse than being free. You try laying down to sleep and nothing but wet sheets from your body. You a bi$&h and always will be

[@Crystal-ib2ub]

FACTS AND THEY NEED TO LEARN DON'T COMMIT FELONIES😅

[@kevinprice4391]

​@@Crystal-ib2ub If you have ever driven at least 15 mph over the speed limit you are also a felon you unbearable criminal 😂 committing a crime doesn't give the government the right to carry out torture operations. Also these so called lawmakers belong in prison as well

[@wwkd7921]

True

[@bbingtube]

“Cruel and Unusual “ should be the Texas state motto

[@Allfivefingers]

Apply that same mentality to the felon your party represents then lmfao inbred

[@Allfivefingers]

Actually: "inbreds are us" should be the Texas motto

[@donnajones3457]

It's called," Don't Mess with Texas", get it right!

[@bbingtube]

@@donnajones3457 you mean; “Texas is a Mess”

[@Fluffy_Penguin727]

Don't do the crime if you can't do the time!

[@luisrivera3056]

Even "swamp coolers" will cool these areas without the high cost of running a regular rooftop unit, it's what they use in laundromats across the country.

[@kenanacampora]

Someone has a good brain.

[@Automedon2]

possibly, but prisons are partitioned into cells. I don't know how well that would work in there.

[@c.rutherford]

Swamp coolers only work in the Southwest or in dry areas. They don't work in wet bulb heat

[@SOLDOZER]

The criminals will use break them and make weapons out of the pieces.

[@luisrivera3056]

@@c.rutherford They'll work better than not having any units at all, even regular central air units will run all day when temps. are 100F.

[@faithcarpenter]

TDC is really good at covering up any illegal crimes that TDC officials and wardens committ And it is also very hot in the prison units Yes the units have ac but it's mostly for the staff or for the respit care

[@edwardpi9852]

Proud of the criminal justice system!

[@faithcarpenter]

@@edwardpi9852 You take my words and twist them around. No I'm not proud of it. Our criminal justice system has falling into the wrong hands and care. Ive seen it one to many times. Cops think that they are above the law judges think that the law don't apply to them. They feel that cause the are working in the justice system that they'll never be caught. And the laws only apply to those under them

[@rodneyhaile8088]

Yes they cover up everything

[@myobmyob2215]

Everyone who labors or has labored outdoors to make a living is not impressed

[@yoopshediditagain]

Yeah ur in a box... it get like 130 140 sometimes...

[@Fluffy_Penguin727]

@@yoopshediditagain Get with the program like the rest of us if you can't handle the time in there.

[@bradleycooper5436]

I guess you never have because you'd realize being outside is less hot than inside a concrete box lmao

[@ForTruthandFreedom]

⁠it’s 150 on the regular where I work in Texas

[@jeremyrude6883]

Its not right and is inhumane. I'm a carpenter. I know about heat, I've worked on dairy farms and I know about heat. I've worked on heavy highway. I know about heat. I've been on many job sites inside and very few little small windows to open. Fans do absolutely nothing! Yes they are in prison. We ain't saying to make it 67 degrees inside. But at least so it's not deadly hot. This is inhumane

[@10RFuentes]

Roofers are laughing at this

[@JimBrewer321]

Roofers get to go home..

[@kayk9230]

Jail should not be a luxury hotel. Us guards have to deal with the heat as well. We know what we signed up for, and the criminals know what they signed up for. The same applies to my family members and yours. Remember, these are murders, rapest, robbers, drug dealers and addicts, home invaders, human trafficking, pedophiles, etc 3 meals, a cot, I-pads, and AC? I think not

[@WilliamNeish]

To bad so sad, I shed no tears.

[@unsilent369]

I fought the law and the Law won... As a former TDCJ correctional officer, I found myself incarcerated for 8 years in some of the same prisons I worked in. I remember when it hit 111 degrees outside, and God only knows how hot it was inside. I feel it was part of my rehabilitation. Seven years have passed since my release, I haven't had as much as a traffic ticket. Inmates already have enough free time because they're not required to work like they used to. Prison has become soft compared to the 80's & 90''s when I was a guard. If you want A/C while in prison, go to school, they have A/C there. You're not dealing with boy scouts in Prison, many of those men have committed horrific crimes against humanity. Don't feel too sorry for them, they have to have incentive Not to come back. I damn well will never go back, for any reason.

[@charlakaytexas1414]

Yes but not to this extreme , they are still someone's son. They are still human beings and there's plenty of reasons not to go back , but you have to survive the 120 plus degrees inside of dorms all day every day for months on end first. And there's not always classes available.

[@unsilent369]

@@charlakaytexas1414 ... I did it and I'm a better person for surviving that. As a person who experienced both sides of the coin, i will not agree with spending millions to cater after criminals. Want A/C, then don't commit crimes that put you in prison; stay off drugs and live a life you can be proud of.

[@colleenpeck6347]

Maybe this will deter criminals!

[@SJDJFJFSKSXNDJWJQI]

What did you do?

[@MM-km5zf]

what about the ones who committed lesser crimes?

[@scottstrader2303]

Victims of their crimes were pleading for help too.

[@georgeparrault9945]

8:35 Yes, They shouldn’t want to Go. Another problem There are People that can’t afford AC for them selves, But Work for everything they get.

[@jeremiah-om7zl]

Ac in prison........... hell no! Wanna act like a bad boy criminal, then this is what you get!

[@davidsharp1533]

It’s been this way for ever. No need to change it now. I did 6.5 years and when it’s hot , it’s hot When it’s cold it’s cold. Def no inhumane. Less than 100 years ago nobody had ac. If them inmate were back in the fields work like they should be, it toughens them up. People as a whole are getting too soft. These inmates don’t work, got phones, iPads, emails. It’s all bs. It’s basically not even punishment anymore.

[@Fluffy_Penguin727]

Couldn't have said it better!

[@ctwalston1565]

As a former TDCJ employee, the officers and staff suffer right along with the inmates!! Stay out of prison and you can have all the A/C you can afford to pay for!!

[@bradleycooper5436]

Out in the fields is less hot than inside

[@Owecsegtdcvjg]

Just because it happened to you doesn’t make it right.

[@davidsharp1533]

@@bradleycooper5436 they need to bring back field work. Head high 2 stepping ,; don’t f up or they have you choking that thing bent over all day hittin on it. Went in at 17 and between the fields and the heat causing fights cause we’re aggravated as I don’t know what. That make you or brake u.

[@DW9-5-6]

Ive been in prison but seriously if i fked up there's consequences so thats one of the consequences your not going to have everything in life. Sad thing its a way to stay away from prison.

[@NegativeOpposite]

Wow, respect. We shouldn’t coddle these prisoners, can’t do the time don’t do the crime.

[@scottbenzing1361]

People are not asking for much, every prisoner should have the opportunity to serve their time without having their health destroyed or dying. It's not coddling, it's treating people like people. Lots of them will be returning to society and will need their bodies to still function. Also, those people are worth money to the State if they die, the State will collect the money from their trust accounts. That's an insensitive to murder them.

[@scottbenzing1361]

Insentive

[@davidbamford1971]

I doubt you were in prison, but basic human rights can't be denied. Even on health and safety grounds, the lack of freedom is the punishment, not the lack of the essentials needed to survive.

[@davidbamford1971]

​@CA1Kira Such an original reply, why didn't I think of that. Did you come up with that all by yourself.

[@MM-km5zf]

I used to be a teacher in one of the men's units close to Houston, and YES, it is extremely hot inside. There was a prisoner that died while I was there one summer. Our classrooms were supposed to have AC, but they did not work properly, so my students would talk about how much they appreciated being there for three hours; it was a relief for them. The classroom felt like like mid to high 80's, but with 37 adult bodies, it felt hotter. I was glad to leave the facilities everyday.

[@kommisar.]

"Felt like". So you didn't have a thermostat?

[@MM-km5zf]

@@kommisar. Prison is NOTHING like a home or a "regular" place of work, so you would not understand

[@kommisar.]

@@MM-km5zf So was there a thermostat or not?

[@MM-km5zf]

@@kommisar. I am just realizing you lack critical thinking skills, so have a nice life being a fool

[@Crazy-Horse-Tx.]

Pam Luchner State Jail

[@jacobchristensen1999]

Dogs don't commit crimes

[@veniagivenchy1532]

They don't care until it's about them, their children, close family members, beat friends, & significant others . Then & only then will many of them care .

[@lorenzoalbertomedina6753]

Send Texas Tribune Lefties to Texas Prison !

[@senkster1851]

This ant no summer camp🫵🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rubiks6]

How do honest hard-working roofers do their jobs? I've done it. Water. Lots of water. I take a big drink and then I soak myself down from head to toe. When I'm hot again, I do it again. Prisoners have access to water. It may be miserable in there but it is survivable.

[@carnivalwholesale9809]

No it's not. It's cruel and unusual punishment

[@douglaskeen873]

@@carnivalwholesale9809 Nope. It's justice. Let the heat be their executioner and give justice to those they raped, molested, or murdered.

[@carnivalwholesale9809]

@@douglaskeen873 what about the ones that didn't rape or murder you idiot? What about the ones with victimless crimes?

[@Voltron21]

​@douglaskeen873 this is unconstitutional but most Americans don't give a f about that either. I just hope one day you get to experience the torture you have no problem to subjugate other to.

[@thetruthhurts131]

​@@Voltron21Having to work outside in the dangerous heat, is that unconstitutional?

[@raspade3136]

And those "lawmakers" are supposed to be civilized, CLEARLY NOT...

[@noneya1781]

So let me ask you would you still feel that compassion if it was a drunk driver that killed you child

[@mondogecko01]

Dont break the law then

[@ScottBartos270]

Don't do the crime if you can't do the time Don't do it

[@WilliamBurton-uc8yc]

I have to feed them AND provide air conditioning?

[@BobbyGazo]

You're not feeding anyone you're getting your taxes back

[@texasandy3230]

They wasn’t worried about the heat when they was stealing that lady’s purse😆 Don’t Mess With Texas 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@greggreg2263]

Jail is not supposed to be a fun place👻

[@tammyforbes2101]

It isn’t supposed to be torture either!

[@greggreg2263]

The tougher it is the less likely you will go back

[@johnnytijerina4122]

@@greggreg2263if America cared about the 8th amendment as the they do the 2nd … if a gun law is passed to do further background checks .. we claim “that’s over reach” yet subjecting all non violent criminals to the same level of punishment as violent criminals isn’t cruel or unusual? Remember the constitution gave criminals the same protections they gave gun owners 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@greggreg2263]

I think the ticket is to make anybody do hard time so they are frightened to go back to jail and go on the straight and narrow🙏

[@jairus2312]

I dare you to spend a week in the summer. Put up or shut up!

[@phillhuddleston9445]

If you can't take the heat don't do the crime! Air conditioning has only been around for around 100 years, it wasn't common in businesses and households until later than that and before that time back to the beginning of man people have had to deal with the heat with no AC. People are just soft today, I stopped using air-conditioning early last summer and though it's not fun when temps get over 100F you get used to it. As for the guards and other workers they are only there for eight to ten hours, there are many people who work in un-airconditioned buildings and outside in the direct sun all the time so it can be done. People have gotten too damned soft these days!

[@c.rutherford]

I hate to be so incredibly racist as to talk about race like everyone does everyday anyway....., but this is one area where white people have a disadvantage and can claim victim status. We are not biologically equipped to deal with heat like our African brothers and sisters. As they've spent umpteen generations living in hot tropical areas. They also don't need sunblock where white people burn. Sorry if the truth hurts.

[@FriendofDorothy]

ok, mr. macho man.... I bet you occupy some pew in a church every Sunday but you must be sleeping through the sermons.

[@carnivalwholesale9809]

You are an idiot as it has been getting hotter and hotter including prisons. So your argument is moot.

[@Voltron21]

you're evil.

[@documissionexploringknowle9513]

The earth is getting hotter, it wasn’t that bad before.

[@GUNNER.MAN6]

Well, I’ve been an army for 15 years and there’s a lot of times where we have to live live and buildings or sleep in the field with no AC when it’s 115° outside. Or let’s talk about when we deployed over to Iraq Afghanistan, and a lot of soldiers did not have AC for an entire year of their deployment

[@bradleycooper5436]

They are stuck in a small box. No air flow... Being allowed outside is much cooler than outside and cheaper than ac

[@AC-os1he]

​@@bradleycooper5436They have proved that they don't do well outside, that's why they're in the small box.

[@brejaimecastillo8851]

I showered today and ate whatever i wanted for breakfast. I also drove to work and expect to see my family home when I return safely. And kiss my children goodnight. Those are the beautiful benefits of staying out of trouble and being free.

[@hardhead5700]

Under this administration I haven't bee able to afford to replace my window unit and have been using fans the whole summer. It doesn't bother me to not have AC why should prisoners be treated any better, they volunteered to commit a crime to be put in prison, I didn't volunteer to chose between AC and food

[@michaelmallal9101]

Many people have been wrongly convicted by racist judges.

[@ungodlysinz394]

Sell your a** for money 💰

[@AaronMcGee-r2l]

Animal shelters require AC but TDC doesn't. Go figure

[@kgraham5820]

It peaks AT LEAST that much for welders, who usually work 8 hour days, maybe longer. Road crews work in it too. Actually, all kinds of professions are subject to the heat. But prisoners, They can’t sit under fans and play cards, or watch tv, or whatever? They gotta have AC?

[@Fat12219]

Stay out , dont cry 😢 NOW !!!

[@22Judoka]

I was sent to the Gulf war 1990-1991 Desert Shield-Deser Storm. I was in a Saudi Arabian desert in a tent for 7 month 120 degrees in the shade and didn't have an air conditioner. So I am not to sympathetic towards convicted felons not having an air conditioner.

[@dougminter7752]

Stay of prison then

[@YhwhKhaiMostHigh]

I wonder what these people did to their victims to land there?

[@DavidHalverson]

Murder, Rape, Child Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Armed Robbery, Assault with a deadly weapon, Insurrection (Capitol Hill Riot), Black Lives Matter Riots. Generally if you are anti-social you can expect to spend a few years inside these prisons.

[@ungodlysinz394]

Are you special boy sometimes you don’t have victims 😂

[@daniellobo1680]

Good for Texas

[@douglasfuqua3833]

Nine people just got there sentence shortened!

[@antdogg422]

Madagascar doesn’t have heat in their prisons

[@nancyforoughi5517]

It was 108 where I live in Texas yesterday I can't imagine no ac

[@isaiahcarrillo9993]

Yes so ya imagine in a sheet metal building with no air circulation and And adding 25 bodies and there temperature all together and no cold ice water….. Imagine that!!!

[@brentsmith6234]

So dont go to jail

[@bruceyung70]

Use the money for victims instead of inmates. Common sense.

[@nancysatkinson1568]

I'm sure the Heads of Departments of prison would NOT APPRECIATE that Comment

[@YOUTUBER-jf6iq]

Bring back sheriff Joe Arpioa

[@ridewiththedragon100]

When we are at war in the middle east. No one said those poor soldiers need AC. Get over it

[@cassandrakay6943]

Plenty of people dying of the heat everywhere right now. These are not the only folks without AC.

[@spongeintheshoe]

Well, that sucks too.

[@ericz7986]

We never had air conditioning in schools when I was a kid ... ok, the principal had a window unit but teachers and students didn't have it. I want air conditioning reparations. LOL

[@theweldor757]

🤣😂🤣😂

[@IrishRebel88]

Damn straight.

[@carnivalwholesale9809]

Maybe because the earth wasn't as hot as it is this year

[@IrishRebel88]

@@carnivalwholesale9809 FFS

[@zoomanx9661]

Don’t go to jail then

[@terrydelgado3458]

JAIL IS NOT THE TAUGE MAJAL. ITS PRISON. THEY ALL COULD HAVE BEEN HOME BUT THE DECIDED TO BE CRIMINALS. GREAT JOB TEXAS

[@Freedom1rn]

Don’t break the law😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mitziwhitt254]

Thank u for sharing it's very important

[@paulwilliams6946]

Beretta said it best don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time

[@rickybobby7276]

Ok Jesus of Nazareth.

[@awakendsails]

Dont mess with Texas and you'll be cool.

[@timr32]

149° come on now that's cruel and unusual punishment and how about the employees??

[@ladybugjs7846]

That’s why there are cameras 😂

[@yoopshediditagain]

The employees are in air-conditioned center guard areas...

[@guyholloway8677]

Boo hoo if you don’t like it. Prison isn’t supposed to be like living in a five star hotel

[@superglidemustang]

Serve bread and water chilled.

[@DavidHalverson]

Sounds like its so hot in these prisons, the bread would become toast and the water would become vapour before it reached the prisoner's dinner table on the range.

[@cantunderstandfoolishpeeps2036]

what about the single mom or dad that can not afford to pay for ac???????

[@jaeeluv]

📌💯‼️‼️‼️ Ain't nobody fighting for us, and no crimes committed here 🤷🏿‍♀️

[@jonjahr3403]

At least they probably have access to fans or can just go ask a friend or relative for help.

[@gjones1968]

Hey if you dnt commit a crime you wouldn't hv 2 deal with the heat i hope they dnt get ac

[@marcosmendoza2516]

Stay out of trouble guys!

[@tylercampbell6365]

So when they stab a guard yall keep that same energy

[@richardcortes1297]

Who cares they make their choices

[@richardchildress9031]

In the context of extreme heat in Texas, the lack of air conditioning could potentially be considered a form of cruel and unusual punishment if it is deemed excessive and disproportionate to the offense committed. there would have to be a CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, that would have to go to the supreme court

[@nvs4u2]

Oh, you poor bleeding heart.

[@tinataylor4203]

I attended school back in the late 70s early 80s in North Miami Florida with no AIR CONDITIONING

[@inharmonywithearth9982]

Me too. I never thought it was punishment.

[@DrInsaneO]

One of the main reasons I quit TDCJ. Not to mention officers beat on inmates for no reason smh.

[@tangledline]

Yeah? And did you speak up with some form of evidence or statement? You are part of the problem if you just walk away hoping it will go away.

[@techlife4667]

@@tangledline Facts

[@SABadger]

"For no reason" LOL Sure!

[@StillIRise2023]

It doesn't matter if you speak up. NOTHING WILL BE DONE. They care more for a DOG than a HUMAN BEING. I PROMISE YOU

[@SABadger]

@@StillIRise2023 I'll pick my dog over a criminal any day of the week. Twice on Sunday!

[@sarakaychilds2565]

So what?? Follow the law!

[@StrikeBuster-b2b]

You're in prison. It's not supposed to be a vacation.

[@rickshipper2002]

Tent city in Texas just like Arizona

[@oaklandfan5262]

Stay out of jail

[@samzach2057]

If you can’t stand the heat, stay out of the prison!!!😂 Prison isn’t suppose to be comfortable!!!!

[@MikeCouncil]

I'm so dead this is finally being publicized. I have been in tdcj and it is definitely inhumane to keep humans locked up in those buildings during summer heat. For those who say not to forget about the guards who also work in those conditions, the majority of the time the guards have a fan directly on them, but they also get to go home to the ac and get a break from the heat. As an ex-inmate in the system this is something that needs to be seen through all they way to the end. They will claim they take ice water to the doorma multiple times a day but at moments like this you will have prison delivering ice 3 times a day or when they fail to deli er it they will say the ice machine is "broke". I hope tdcj gets fined for what they have been doing and even has to pay put to all the people who have suffered. To end this I will simply put this into perspective, when the temp is 105 in Beeville, tx and you walk out of the dorm to go eat you feel like you hit the ac from the extreme temperature drop.

[@actionjackson1539]

If you do the crime you do the time. Don't go to prison and you don't have to deal with it. American soldiers deal with it daily protecting the US. It would be a waste of tax dollars on criminals.

[@wildwest1832]

What about people that work outside? lol.

[@scottharm3932]

So you want to be paid for going to prison? Why not just work for a living instead of being a parasite?

[@frankiel3767]

@@wildwest1832 People that work outside have the. Edit of the breeze and can take breaks from the heat by going to air conditioned places. That’s not the case inside a stuffy cell

[@frankiel3767]

@@actionjackson1539 Prisons shouldn’t be deadly and torturous. You can be punishing without being deadly

[@LatriseNelson]

I agree with the news anchors on this prison situation.

[@georgereddspeaks6414]

I know it personally…, the hotter it gets the more violence…. The guards laughed at us

[@pbmaxman]

many of the most infamous prison riots began over this reason.

[@paulwilliams6946]

Give the tax money back to tax payers

[@jaychong12]

You want A.C, then don't do a crime. Such a good example for stay away from crime and be a hard working law abiding citizen. This inmates have committed inhumane crime and asked for it. No pity at all.

[@ScarletAdhesive]

Good, maybe if they don't enjoy being there they may learn to behave. And no crying or checks paid to those who die because of it. At least we know that one won't be back.

[@georgerogers1166]

No prisoners don't deserve ac

[@martindavis9930]

One more reason to stay OUT of prison.

[@mcdonald1743]

Have you not figured out prisons are a for profit industry?

[@CHARIOTangler]

These human beings DO NOT deserve to be cooked to death. Some of them are innocent and many of them are being incarcerated for non-violent offenses. What is wrong with the people in this comment section and in our state government who refuse to extend basic mercy to other human beings? Ain't it funny how most of them are "good, Christian conservatives" who in no way, shape, or form embrace the mercy and forgiveness that their god advocated for and compelled his followers to observe?

[@DavidHalverson]

USA is a Godless country, it is no longer "One Nation Under God". If God was still present in every American's life, then the September 11th disaster in New York City would never have happened. God removed His hedge of protection from around the USA just like He has removed His hedge from Isreal. Return to God's Law and Rule, seek forgiveness, say your sorry for how you treated Jesus's death on the Cross and Resurrection. It's not a Get Out Of Jail Free Card! It's your soul's eternal life for all who accept!

[@ruffxm]

No one is cooking to death, stop exaggerating. The few deaths were not directly related to heat. Cardiac arrest can be attributed to many things. Cells have an endless supply of water. Fans can be purchased or gifted. There's plenty of poor people who can't afford AC. What are you doing for them?

[@2ndAmendmenttillIDie]

Why don't I care? 😂

[@ncampos210]

Oh poor baby 😂😂😂 then don’t do the crime

[@1jboda]

Alot of people are falsely accused to meet quotas… Open a book

[@philineasewatts362]

So what the state has to keep the employees and inmates safe from heat they built them so do their jobs

[@ncampos210]

Yeah but I don't come anymore because I learned from it and now I'm walking that straight line homie

[@ncampos210]

@@1jboda you believe that.... come on man get your facts straight Jack(Joe Biden)....quotas that's the most dumbest thing I ever heard in 43 years of me living here on earth

[@philineasewatts362]

@@ncampos210 it’s true a lot black lives people have been falsely accused of crimes they didn’t do you may be 43 but your a close minded individual living in a small shell

[@mototechsam3051]

1st don't be a criminal and you wouldn't be in there

[@briansullivan1621]

Don’t commit crimes & you dont have to worry ab being hot in prison