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Texas charges prisoners 50% more for water as heat wave continues (www.tpr.org)

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

How we treat prisoners is a reflection of how that society views people...so this tracks for Abbot and Texas

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Woah america really fucking hates his own people.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Texas is not all of America. It is an especially shitty part of America, and Gregg Abbott is particularly evil.