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Concern for Texas inmates amid dangerous heat

As record-setting, dangerous heat continues in parts of the Southwest, there’s concern about inmates in Texas. Most Texas prisoner housing isn’t air-conditioned, and there are no temperature standards.

Texas Public Radio’s Paul Flahive reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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