{"id":1959367,"date":"2023-06-28T14:42:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T18:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-nine-texas-inmates-have-died-from-causes-possibly-related-to-historic-heat-wave-report\/"},"modified":"2023-06-28T14:43:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T18:43:38","slug":"at-least-nine-texas-inmates-have-died-from-causes-possibly-related-to-historic-heat-wave-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-nine-texas-inmates-have-died-from-causes-possibly-related-to-historic-heat-wave-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine Texas inmates possibly died due to the historic heat wave, according to a report."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fat-least-nine-texas-inmates-have-died-from-causes-possibly-related-to-historic-heat-wave-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1959367&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Scorching Heat Wave Claims Lives of Texas Inmates<\/h2>\n<p>According to a report, at least nine Texas inmates have tragically lost their lives due to causes possibly linked to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-nine-texas-inmates-have-died-from-causes-possibly-related-to-historic-heat-wave-report\/\" title=\"Nine Texas inmates possibly died due to the historic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oakland-to-enroll-600-families-of-color-in-guranteed-income-pilot-program\/\" title=\"Oakland to Enroll 600 Families of Color in \u2018Guranteed Income\u2019 Pilot Program\">heat wave<\/a>, according to a report.&#8221;>relentless heat wave sweeping<\/a> across the state. With temperatures soaring to over 115 degrees in certain areas, a heat dome has engulfed Texas, prompting the National Weather Service in Fort Worth to issue an excessive heat advisory for parts of the state.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, prison inmates in facilities without air conditioning are bearing the brunt of this extreme weather. The Texas Tribune has reported that at least nine inmates have succumbed to causes potentially related to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/something-has-to-change-photos-show-hundreds-of-migrants-housed-under-texas-bridge-in-scorching-heat\/\" title=\"\u2018Something Has To Change\u2019: Photos Show \u2018Hundreds\u2019 Of Migrants Housed Under Texas Bridge In Scorching Heat\">scorching heat<\/a>, with two of them being in their 30s.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Disputed Claims and Lingering Concerns<\/h3>\n<p>However, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has disputed the assertion that these deaths were heat-related. Spokeswoman Amanda Hernandez emphasized that labeling them as such before completing the investigation would be inaccurate.<\/p>\n<p>Activists, on the other hand, argue that there have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ariz-cbp-warns-migrants-not-to-cross-southern-border-amid-extreme-heat\/\" title=\"Ariz. CBP warns migrants not to cross southern border amid extreme heat\">heat-related deaths<\/a> in Texas prisons since 2012, despite the last registered case being eight years ago.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It is worth noting that more than two-thirds of Texas&#8217;s 100 prisons lack air conditioning, resulting in temperatures inside surpassing those outside. Kristie Williams, who recently lost her brother, revealed that his friends informed her that the temperature inside the prison exceeded a staggering 130 degrees when he passed away.<\/p>\n<p>Despite ongoing concerns and mounting tragedies, legislation mandating the installation of air conditioning in prisons has faced obstacles. The latest measure, led by Texas Democrats, failed to pass during the last legislative season.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>A Call for Change<\/h3>\n<p>State Representative Terry Canales expressed his distress over the situation, stating, &#8220;There seems to be an increase in heat-related injuries or things that can be attributed to extreme heat in the summer. Aside from the physical danger, the mental torture&#8230; almost makes me emotional to think about.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As Texas grapples with the devastating consequences of this heat wave, the urgent need for action to protect the well-being of inmates becomes increasingly apparent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least nine Texas inmates may have died due to a scorching heat wave, as temperatures soared above 115 degrees in certain areas. The National Weather Service in Fort Worth issued an excessive heat advisory for parts of the state, as a heat dome intensified the extreme conditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1959368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1959367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1959367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1959367"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1959367\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1959368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1959367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1959367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1959367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}