Advocates say nine Texas prison inmates have died of heart attacks so far this summer while being held in cells without air conditioning.
"We got real problems. People are dying," said state Rep. Carl Sherman , who wants Gov. Greg Abbott to call a Special Session to air condition several prisons.
"We take numerous precautions to lessen the effects of hot temperatures for those incarcerated within our facilities. These efforts work. In 2023, there have been eight inmates who required medical care beyond first aid for heat related injuries and none were fatal. TDCJ has not had a heat-related death since 2012. There are currently 128,000 inmates across our facilities. Please see [below] list for unit AC status.
"The agency recognizes that some inmates are potentially at a heightened risk of heat-related illnesses because of their age, health conditions, or medications. These individuals are identified through an automated heat sensitivity score that uses information from the inmate’s electronic health record. Individuals who have a heat sensitivity score receive priority placement in a housing area that is air-conditioned.
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