State prison board meeting in Bryan approves more air conditioning of inmate beds

This podcast contains comments from the June 26, 2025 Texas board of criminal justice meeting that was held in Bryan.The board controlling the state prison system held its June meeting in Bryan.Action items included moving ahead with adding air conditioning 12,000 inmate beds at ten prisons.The list includes $8.4 million dollars for air conditioning inmate cells at the Luther Unit in Grimes County. Board members were told that when those additions are done, that will bring air conditioning to more than 62,000 beds, or 43 percent of the state's inmate population.$90 million dollars of air conditioning that was approved by the board comes from the 2023 legislative session. Board members were told lawmakers appropriated more money during the recently completed session that will air condition another 18,000 beds.