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Texas prisons seek $298M for air conditioning. That’s a fraction of what’s needed.

Texas prisons seek $298M for air conditioning. That’s a fraction of what’s needed.
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Texas’ prison agency has asked the Legislature for $298 million over the next two years to add more than 15,700 air conditioned beds, saying the request will help deliver “significant and measurable progress” toward addressing dangerous summer heat in state lockups. Inmate advocates are less enth...

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