#TexasPrisons
They retaliate. I keep fighting.
David CAN beat Goliath. Documentation is your slingshot. Persistence is your stone.
I won't stop standing up. I won't stop speaking up.
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January 29, 2026 at 10:05 PM
In Texas, even animal shelters have heat rules. Prisons holding 135,000 people do not. Two thirds have no AC, a judge ruled it unconstitutional, and a large number of people have died in the heat. Republicans refuse to pay for the fix. #TexasPrisons #EighthAmendment
July 2, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Who will replace Brian Collier? Worst answer wins #TDCJ #texasprisons
June 27, 2025 at 12:57 AM
stifling heat
barely able to breathe
no A/C in Texas prisons
the incarcerated
get a death sentence

#tanka #5lines

#TexasPrisons #AbbottFailsAgain Texas Legislature voted against putting A/C in Texas prisons in 2023. They had the $ but voted no. 🙄

Reworked Repost from July 2023
July 29, 2024 at 12:32 PM
A new wrongful death lawsuit increases pressure on Texas to address extreme, un-airconditioned heat within its state prison system.

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Pressure mounts on Texas to address brutal heat crisis in prison cells
via US news | The Guardian — State hit by new wrongful death lawsuit by family of Jason Wilson, who died in ‘brutally hot, un-airconditioned’ cell Texas, the state with the largest prison population in the US, is coming under mounting legal pressure to address the ongoing crisis of brutal heat in its cells, as extreme summer temperatures expose inmates to suffering, illness and even death. The Texas department of criminal justice (TDCJ), the state agency that runs dozens of prisons, has been hit by a new wrongful death laws
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July 10, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell's shocking transfer to a "park-like" minimum-security prison in Texas raises serious questions about who made the decision and why.

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News segment questions why Ghislaine Maxwell was moved to a low-security Texas prison
A news segment reported that Ghislaine Maxwell was placed in a minimum-security Texas facility described as "park-like," that she is reportedly the only convicted sex offender among 600-plus women there, and that the warden could not explain the transfer; the segment said Todd Blanche should be questioned about the decision at his confirmation hearing.
citizenportal.ai
June 18, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Drones are no longer just a tech marvel; they're now a weapon for drug cartels smuggling contraband into U.S. prisons, raising urgent calls for legislative action.

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Hearing addresses drug cartels' use of drones for contraband in US prisons
Committee discusses weaponized drones used by cartels to smuggle drugs into Texas prisons
citizenportal.ai
May 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
🚨 U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pitman is weighing a ruling that could require the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to install air conditioning in its statewide prison system. The $1.5 billion cooling effort could set a national precedent for prison heat conditions. #TexasPrisons #ClimateCont
❄️ Federal Judge Weighs AC Mandate for Texas Prisons — $1.5B Cooling Battle Could Set National Precedent 👇
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April 27, 2026 at 12:46 AM