Most Texas Prisoners and Guards Face Another Summer Without Air Conditioning

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Most Texas Prisoners and Guards Face Another Summer Without Air Conditioning

KUT 90.5 | By KUT Staff

Published June 29, 2016 at 6:38 PM CDT

The C.A. Holliday Unit in Huntsville, Texas

Most prisons in Texas have no air conditioning, creating sweltering conditions affecting not just prisoners, but prison guards as well. KUT's Nathan Bernier , the Austin bureau chief for the Dallas Morning News.

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Most Texas Prisoners and Guards Face Another Summer Without Air Conditioning