— the former mortician whose murder case inspired the movie “Bernie.” Advocates for Texas prisoners on Monday asked to join a federal lawsuit filed last year by Bernie Tiede, who has alleged his life is in danger because he was being housed in a stifling prison cell without air conditioning. He was later moved to an air-conditioned cell.
, said her agency does not comment on pending litigation. Hernandez said two recently created web pages highlight ’s efforts to install more air conditioning and explain the different measures the agency takes to lessen the effects of hot temperatures for inmates and employees. said that includes providing fans and cooling towels and granting access to respite areas where inmates can go to cool down. “Core to the mission of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is protecting the public, our employees, and the inmates in our custody,” according to the web page detailing air conditioning construction projects.
has said there have been no heat-related deaths in the state’s prisons since 2012. On Monday, advocacy groups pushed back against those claims, saying that increasingly hotter temperatures, including last summer’s heat wave, have likely resulted in prisoner deaths or contributed to them.
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