Texas charges prisoners 50% more for water as heat wave continues
Texas charges prisoners 50% more for water as heat wave continues
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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Prisoners are being charged for water?
Yes, because the tap water in their cells often isn't fit to drink.
What, how???
The tap water in many US towns isn't fit to drink, let alone prisons.
Probably rusty pipes most of the time.
The article says that in some prisons there's a pronounced smell of sewage coming from the tap water.
Could be lead/other heavy metals or asbestos which are both common in older plumbing. Oil could be possible as well as other bacterias simply due to poor treatment.
Rust in pipes is harmless. All it'll do is maybe give you a bit more iron.