Time to lower temperatures for state prison inmates, staff

GUEST COMMENTARY

Prisons across Texas will again be feeling the heat this summer, creating dangerous conditions for the inmates — most of whom are nonviolent offenders — serving their time before re-entering society, as well those who must report every day to work in those sweltering environs.

The majority of Texas’ roughly 100 prison facilities don’t have air conditioning, which makes for excruciating conditions during these ever-hotter summer months for those living and working inside these buildings.