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[-] Telorand@reddthat.com 6 points 2 days ago

"How are we supposed to demoralize and dehumanize prisoners if we can't subject them to extreme heat?" -Texas legislature

They are, apparently, working on getting AC in the prisons, but they haven't given themselves an actual deadline (and they're happy to take their time, I'm sure). They're throwing a tantrum, because the judge forced a deadline upon them.

[-] hyperencabulator@lemmy.today 2 points 2 days ago

It just doesn't even make sense to me. Treating prisoners inhumanely is par for the course for the GOP, but zero A/C means everyone, guards, chaplain, warden, etc. suffers. You would think for their OWN selfish sake the employees would unionize and demand A/C. Police have unions, why don't 'corrrctional facilites' officers? Maybe they do and I'm just ignorant, Idk.

this post was submitted on 13 Oct 2026
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