"Reuters found that nearly 50% of state prisons across 29 states have partial or no air conditioning in housing units. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice

"Reuters found that nearly 50% of state prisons across 29 states have partial or no air conditioning in housing units. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice reported that 51 of its 58 facilities fall into this category—the highest number among all states that responded to Reuters." Locking someone in an unconditioned cell, in Texas, in August heat, is not humane. We don't have to be Scandinavia, but we should expect humane conditions.