Fearing heat-related deaths in prisons that push past 100F, many advocate for AC to be installed in five dozen facilities

As scorching temperatures continue across the US during these summer months, families of those in Texas prisons – alongside lawmakers – are advocating for air conditioning to be installed in more than five dozen prisons so those incarcerated don’t sweat to death.

In July and August, temperatures inside these prisons can easily surpass 100F, leaving people like Jonathan to wonder what this year’s hottest months will look like for his wife, who calls him almost every day from the Lane Murray Unit, a women’s prison in Gatesville, Texas.