[metmom]

The problem was that he was chained and neglected. He could have died from dehydration in a nice comfy air-conditioned room, because air conditioning is very drying. It is not going to save lives if they mistreatment continues. That only means they may be a tad more comfortable while they're dying.

The solution would have been to take care of him and correct the mistreatment, not air-condition the prison so they can be comfortable and still neglect and mistreat them.

Besides, I thought dying from starvation and dehydration was such a nice, peaceful way to go. If it's good enough for Terri... The hypocrisy is mind-boggling.

[RunningWolf]

Any complex that size built and maintained by taxpayer $$ should conform to the applicable standards/building codes for larger complexes which contain large populations in close quarters, this would include environmental control.

[Hodar]

Unless the state takes steps to keep the heat index below 90 degrees in areas where ill inmates are housed "there'll be many deaths," predicted Dr. Jerry Walden, an Ann Arbor physician called as an expert witness for the inmates.

I'm not a physician, but this makes sense to me. Keeping the temperature BELOW 90 isn't the same as setting the temperature at 72.