Advocates feel decision is retaliation
, was told that his death at the Estelle Unit on June 28 was not heat-related. She viewed her son's body after his death and saw a heat rash"from the top of his head to the backs of his knees."
. “Why did they have to do this now? Couldn’t they have waited a few weeks?” In fact, the first two days of the lockdown were so hot across Texas that both days ERCOT warned of potential blackouts amid record energy demand. As for cooling measures, the TDCJ said officers will continue to hand out cold water. In addition, cool showers"for heat mitigation purposes” and respite – time spent sitting on the floor in an air-conditioned room in the prison – are both available “upon request.” But it's unclear when inmates will be able to make such requests. TDCJ did not answer questions asking at what intervals officers check on inmates, saying that corrections officers are “always” walking around.
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