Despite the heat maintenance workers must report to duty. A crew typically consists of one male supervisor accompanied by 2 to 3 inmates. When pipes break and coolers stop working, they climb to the roof in this 119-degree heat.
These unsung heroes report a cell that they temped at 104 degrees. The DOC, in their “generosity”, is putting one block of ice in the swamp cooler….PER WEEK. You thought I was going to say per day? Nah, they’re too cheap.