In some prisons temperatures can reach triple-digit temperatures in the summer. A North Texas lawmaker is pushing for a law requiring temperatures to remain between 65 and 85 degrees.
A North Texas lawmaker is making the case for air conditioning in state prisons — an issue that's been debated in the state legislature since at least the previous legislative session.
Carl O. Sherman, D-DeSoto, is one of the authors of House Bill 1708, which would require the internal temperatures in state prisons to be between 65 and 85 degrees. On Wednesday, the House passed the bill on to the Senate.
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