Texas Prisons: A Recipe for Disaster in the Heat of Summer A disturbing pattern has emerged from Texas' prison system: inmates are being left to bake to death, despite warnings and court orders to provide basic cooling measures.
The case of Bernhardt Tiede, a 67 year old prisoner who suffered a stroke in a cell that was sweltering at over 110 degrees Fahrenheit, is particularly egregious.
The heat score system, which assigns a rating based on medical conditions and medications, is supposed to identify prisoners most vulnerable to extreme heat.