- cross-posted to:
- news@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- news@lemmy.world
The price rise hit prisoners seeking bottled water as temperatures eclipse the 100 degree mark in unairconditioned facilities. The state vendor asked to raise the price and two state agencies signed off.
So Texas won’t provide potable water to the inmates through the tap system:
…forcing the inmates to buy water to survive, and then, compounding their negligence, lies about the price increases in the middle of a heat wave:
…resulting in those with no savings or outside help having to drink sewage tainted water in order to survive.
This would be a violation of the Geneva convention if they were enemy soldiers, and this is an absurd cruelty. Here’s an action link for the Texas Center for Justice and Equity if you feel the same way.