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    Texas’ prison guard shortfall makes it harder for inmates to get reprieve from heat, critics say

    By Pooja Salhotra The Texas Tribune,

    5 days ago
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    Mountain View prison in Gatesville, shown in a 2019 photo. Marjorie Kamys Cotera/For The Texas Tribune

    The day before Patrick Womack was found face-down and unresponsive in a hot prison cell in August 2023, he asked a correctional officer to let him take a cold shower so he could cool down.

    The officer said no, according to court documents. The reason: There weren’t enough guards at the H.H. Coffield Unit to watch him.

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