Texas Prisons Are More Inhumane Than Most
When the guys upstairs on Row Two and Three flush their waste, it leaks into the pipe chase, oozing into my cell from beneath the toilet. Raw sewage. Bacteria. Germs. I clean up many times per day.
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The Deadly Heat in Texas Prisons Is Killing Us
Prisoners look upon the summer months in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) with dread and trepidation. For one is acutely aware that one may not survive another summer. Many do not. It is not uncommon for the temperature to [...]
The Gross Things Prisoners Do When The Water Is Shut Off
By: Daniel H. Harris, Contributing Writer Eastham is an old prison with a slowly decaying network of pipes to provide water and remove sewage. For one reason or another we are without running water every few months. In the free world this [...]