DeSantis Vetoes Pilot Program To Air Condition Prisons

July 2, 2025 Politics, Republicans

Florida Politics reports:

It seemed a noble, compassionate pursuit: a pilot program to install small air conditioning units in the dorms of three Miami-Dade correctional facilities as a test for a broader initiative across the state. Senate and House lawmakers agreed, earmarking $300,000 to see the program through, the exact sum Doral Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez and Islamorada Rep. Jim Mooney sought in twin appropriation requests. Then came Gov. Ron DeSantis’ veto pen.

Orlando-based prison rights advocate Connie Edson, who has spent half a decade trying to deliver inmates some relief from the heat and spearheaded the effort to fund and roll out the program, is at a loss for why. “I’m floored. I can’t believe he turned it down,” she told Florida Politics. “We’re talking about what’s humane and what’s inhumane, and this is the most inhumane thing ever. They’re roasting in there,” she said. “They’re suffocating. And there’s no reason for it.”

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